Add more play into visits with our preschool home visiting curriculum
Strengthen family bonds through play and evidence-based research.
TIME-SAVING
ONGOING SUPPORT
Trauma informed
Engage the Whole Family
During the preschool developmental stage, children have stronger language skills and desire to be included in conversations. With our comprehensive, play-based curriculum, you will be prepared to engage the whole family and consider the child’s interests when planning for visits.
Growing Great Kids Next Generation for Preschoolers curriculum is written to include the child during each visit with:
- Conversation guides directly asking children questions
- Developmentally appropriate parent-child activities
- Adventure wheel that allows children to pick the activity type
- Feelings list for preschoolers to increase emotional vocabulary
Child's Voice & Choice
Evidence-Based Curricula
Virtual & In-Person Use
Build Parenting Skills for Preschoolers
Parent-child relationships are the foundation for a child’s upbringing, development, and identity.
That’s why our preschool curriculum is centered around strengthening family bonds and supporting parents in identifying their child’s emerging skills.
With our parent-child activities, interactive conversation guides, and research-based topics, you will feel empowered to unite families.
Enjoy having tools to support parents in growing their confidence in caring for preschoolers.
50+ topics
Milestone checklist
Parent-child activities
Flexible for program models
Boost parent engagement
Interactive conversation guides
Trauma-informed approach
Flexible training options
You can choose the path that works best for you!
Order Curriculum Set
Purchase the curriculum and certification and receive your manuals
Attend Training
Learn how to use the manuals by choosing the best training option for you:
- Self-Study: Automatic enrollment means you can immediately dive into interactive self-paced modules at your convenience
- Trainer-Led Hybrid Training: Attend live, interactive sessions led by our expert trainers, plus self-study modules
Home Visit With Ease
Begin using the curriculum with families and experience more family engagement
Over 50,000 people have been trained to use the Great Kids curricula!
Programs have shown improved outcomes when using our evidence-based curriculum.
All-Inclusive Parenting & Child Development Curriculum
Comprehensive Package
Beautifully designed manuals, including up-to-date research, inclusive pictures, and language. Written in a strength-based and trauma-informed manner that is easily understood and adapted.
Cultural Humility
The curriculum supports each family’s values, strengths, and traditions by using a cultural humility approach. Being culturally responsive is embedded in activities, language choices, awareness, and reminders that the family’s cultural and traditions are first priority.
Individualizes the Experience for Each Family
Parents are their children’s first and most important teachers. This curriculum respects their voice and choice by being flexible enough to fit their needs and interests.
What's included with GGK Next Generation for Preschoolers Curriculum Series:
The Curriculum Materials:
2 Jump Start Manuals
- For Families New to GGK
- For Families with GGK Experience
The Jump Start Manuals provide home visitors with foundational conversation guides for introducing the GGK Key Ingredients, building strong relationships with families, and maximizing engagement. The manuals are written for two different audiences, Families NEW to GGK and Families with GGK Experience.
2 Development-Based Manuals
- 3 Years
- 4 Years
The Development-Based Manuals contain conversation guides for families with children who are developmentally in the 3 or 4 year old age range. Each manual is divided into two units, younger and older, to support parents and home visitors to individualize the curriculum to reflect each family’s needs, interests, and goals.
Key Ingredients Ring
The Key Ingredients Ring is a laminated set of our Daily Do’s and Relationship Boosters.
Fidelity Guide
A reference guide for using the GGK Next Generation for Preschoolers curriculum.
Growing Great Families Manual
The GGF manual focuses on strengthening families, stress management, life skills, building protective buffers, and promoting parental resilience.
I’m a Great Kid! Activity Book
The set also includes preschoolers’ very own I’m a Great Kid! Activity Book.
Electronic Access to GGK Next Generation Preschool Supervisor Resources
These resources include a crosswalk between the GGK Next Generation for Preschoolers Curriculum and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework, parent handouts, printable I’m a Great Kid! Activity Book, GGK Curriculum Documentation Records, GGK Preschool Fidelity Self-Assessment Checklist Tool, GGK Preschool Fidelity Observation Tool for Supervisors and Coaches, GGK Preschool GPS Planning Tool, GK Core Competencies Self-Assessment Tool Preschool, GK Individual Professional Development Plan, and more!
Tier I Certification
Learn how to use the manuals with our flexible home visitor training options. You can choose the path that works best for you:
- Self-Study: Automatic enrollment means you can dive into self-paced modules at your convenience.
- Trainer-Led Hybrid Training: Attend live, interactive sessions led by our expert trainers, plus self-study modules.
- Exclusive Group Training: For an additional fee, create a cohort of your agency peers for a more collaborative learning experience.
The self-study certification is an engaging, productive, and fun learning experience via our online learning platform, the Great Kids Academy. Staff are required to be certified in GGK before using the curriculum with families.
The GGK Next Generation for Preschoolers Tier I Self-Study certification is available immediately after purchase. It consists of approximately 34 hours of learning content that is suggested to be completed over one or two weeks.
It is best practice to avoid scheduling unnecessary meetings and blocking time to complete the training. Participants must complete each portion of the self-study to receive a certificate noting they completed 34 hours of learning content.
Model Alignment:
Our curricula are flexible enough to be used within most program models.
With Great Kids curricula, certification programs, and professional development resources, practitioners will enhance their ability to engage parents. They will have the tools to motivate parents to be their child’s first and most important teacher — all within their own family values, traditions, and culture.
GGK® is endorsed by Healthy Families America and is identified by Head Start as a promising evidence-based curriculum with clear alignment to the Early Learning Outcomes Framework and the Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework.
Protective Factors:
Great Kids certifications and the Growing Great Kids curriculum include practical strategies for strengthening protective factors and reducing stress.
An Evidence-Based Curriculum:
Great Kids has incorporated decades of theoretical and empirical foundations regarding the kinds of interventions that have been shown to make a difference for children into the Growing Great Kids Prenatal to 5 Years and Growing Great Families curricula.
Strengthen your program with our professional development offerings:
On-Demand Support:
Reach out to gktrainer@greatkidsinc.net for direct support on training questions.
Success Consultant Service:
You are assigned a Success Consultant with extensive experience with the curriculum at the program implementation and certified trainer-level.
Free post-training calls:
We offer monthly post-training support calls facilitated by certified GK trainers free of charge to anyone who wants to further their knowledge on implementing the curriculum.
Tier II Post-Training Support:
The curriculum and certification purchase includes additional year-long access to our Tier II professional development online course that walks participants through a deeper dive into moving through knowledge and skills around home visiting best practice.
Tools for Supervisors:
To best support you in your role as a supervisor, we provide you with access to the Growing Great Kids Next Generation Tier II for Supervisors course. We encourage you to complete the online content alongside your staff or prior to home visitors completing the course.
3+ decades of experience & over 50,000 people certified
What Growing great kids Partners are saying
“Growing Great Kids & Growing Great Families has been an essential part of my life for 10 years now.”
– Shekinah Thompson of Healthy Families Georgia
“We came across Great Kids and it didn’t take us very long to read and understand that the curriculum aligns with everything we need here for our early home-based programs.”
– Jennifer Estrada of Stanislaus County Office of Education
“Growing Great Kids is one of our favorite parts of this job we get to do!”
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More Professional Development Courses You’ll Love
ELEVATE…The Advanced Practice Series is an evolving library of e-learning courses for GGK users
Exploring the Great Kids Assessment Tools
A detailed exploration of each assessment tool and how to complete the tools with fidelity. The course will conclude with an opportunity for participants to begin developing a goal plan for putting the GK Assessment Tools into practice.
A Deep Dive into the GGK GPS Tool
GGK GPS Tool is a resource for the home visitor to use in partnership with the family to plan upcoming visits. Learners will complete three objectives that walk through the fundamentals of the GGK GPS Tool.