Promising practices are found within the Step by Step Child and Family Center in Kahnawake, Quebec. Step by Step is a locally controlled, developmentally and culturally appropriate preschool program. The following six components are offered as the core of early learning for FNMI children: language and culture, education, health promotion, nutrition, social support and parent involvement. Step by Step receives part of its funding through Aboriginal Head Start, which is a Health Canada-funded early childhood development program for FNMI children and their families. The primary goal of the initiative is to demonstrate that locally controlled and designed early intervention strategies can provide FNMI children with a positive sense of themselves, a desire for learning and opportunities to develop fully as successful young people.