Keiki Steps bridges the gap between home and school by creating a parent participation environment that places both children and their parents or caregivers in a classroom setting together. Keiki can learn to socialize and acclimate to a school setting while feeling safe with their parents in new surroundings. Designed to promote children’s development and school readiness through an indigenous lens, Keiki Steps draws upon enduring Hawaiian cultural understandings and traditional Hawaiian cultural practices like moʻokūʻauhau  (genealogy), nohona ʻohana(traditional family systems), oli and mele (chant and song), and haʻi moʻolelo (storytelling traditions) as a way to shape parent and child learning interactions. Keiki Steps educators and families work in partnership to prepare students for school, establish a firm foundation for success in education and life, and build pride and confidence in knowing who they are and where they come from.