For Direct Service Staff

Learn how our affordable curriculum, with no recurring costs, is designed to meet all of your program goals.

Foster Relationships. Support Families.

Join thousands of home visitors and experience a research-based curriculum and interactive conversation guides that will support you to strengthen families and reach your professional goals.

Free Resources

Take your professional journey to the next level with these free resources to enhance your experience and relationships with families.

Catalog

Browse the latest edition to learn more about our curricula, professional & competency development, online offerings, and new products.

Podcast

Listen to this podcast series to learn how to overcome bias in others and in ourselves.

Newsletter

A collection of letters that provide resources and activities for parents and families.

Blog

Informative articles about growing creativity in young children, welcoming a new sibling, playing outside, and more.

Professional Development Opportunities

Never stop learning. Grow your skills with these interactive, self-paced online courses.

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RISE
Recovery – Impact – Support – Empower

This interactive, self-paced online course will guide the Home Visitor’s journey into enhanced understanding of Substance Use Disorder (SUD).

Logo of RISE: Recovery-Impact-Support-Empower online training for the home visitor enhancing their knowledge of substance use disorder.

ELEVATE
The Advanced Practice Series

The mini-courses in this series offer access to training topics such as a deep dive into the GGK GPS Tool, using the Fidelity and Core Competencies Assessment Tools, and many more!

Logo of RISE: Recovery-Impact-Support-Empower online training for the home visitor enhancing their knowledge of substance use disorder.

SOAR
The Effective Home Visitor Series

This series of asynchronous (self-paced) e-learning courses focuses on specific strategies for developing trusting, strength-based relationships with families that motivate them to provide responsive, loving care for their children. 

Testimonials

What home visitors and parents are saying about Great Kids.

"We have really loved the whole curriculum! We do home visits, and we see these families in their homes, or in our offices interacting with their kids and planning activities that they can do to build their self-esteem and work together and strengthen their family as a whole."

Candice Ware

Early Childhood/Parent Educator , Catholic Charities of Central Colorado

"We came across Great Kids, Growing Great Kids and it didn’t take us very long at all to read and understand that Great Kids had a curriculum that aligns perfectly with everything that we need here for our early home-based programs."

Jennifer Gutierrez

Child Development Specialist, Stanislaus County Office of Education

Recent Articles From Our Blog

2023 Best Musician Award, Goes to You!

As we kick off 2023, let’s take some time to celebrate. Let’s talk about music! For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved music. As a child, I would sit at my desk with my boom box, changing out CDs as I pretended to be a radio DJ.

Imperfect Holiday Moments and Family Strengths

The month of December can sneak up on you like a train at an underground station! It appears out of nowhere and barely gives you a chance to get on board before it whisks you away. For many people, December is a busy month filled with holiday celebrations, activities, and family traditions.

Loving Supervision Supports Learning

When it comes to parenting a one-year-old, I’ve learned speed is a necessity. Recently, my child and I played at the base of the hills we hike. My kiddo crawled around in a beautiful open space painted with warm colors bursting from the trees.

Fostering Resilience: Supporting Children in Out-of-Home Care

It was a last-minute arrangement. I offered to watch the kids for a couple of hours, so my cousin could run some errands. I was excited to see the children, and they were just as happy to see me. Their parents said goodbye, and we were busy playing when out of the blue, big tears rolled down one child’s cheeks.

Building Strong Protectors

If you scroll through a plethora of tucked-away photo albums beneath the staircase of my parents’ home, you’ll eventually come across the pictures capturing my fourth birthday. Among these photos, you’ll find documentation of the moment Tabby was gifted to me. Tabby was a baby doll designed to look like a newborn.

Summer Fun!

Isn’t it delightful to see a child’s exuberant excitement? Their energy erupts in uncontainable hops, jumps, and wiggles like soda bubbles fizzing to the top of a glass. A child’s laughs and smiles are contagious and automatically spread joy to those around them. Having moments of fun with kids has a way of refreshing our souls and reminding us of what’s important in life.

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