The first in a series of webinars with the National Indian Child Care Association about strategic public financing for tribal nations. We explored:

• why cost models are key for providing high-quality early care and education programs for children and improving employee wages;
• how tribes can benefit from knowing how much money it will take to achieve their goals for young children; and
• how understanding the true cost of operating a child care program can help tribal nations advocate for higher reimbursement rates/payment rates for child care services.