About GKI
Brief Introduction: Seminars and Curricula
Growing Great Families Curriculum: Motivating Growth in Parents, Strengthening Family Functioning
Growing Great Families is a curriculum and training program that can be used in conjunction with any parenting and child development curriculum. Home Visiting programs using these interactive modules to tap into parents' motivation to grow and strengthen their family functioning.
Integrated Strategies for Home Visiting
Successfully navigating the often unpredictable waters of home visiting requires having the right tools and knowing how to use them. The knowledge and skills acquired in this seminar are essential to achieving strong outcomes in all home visiting models.
Parent Survey for Community Outreach
Do you have a systematic approach for determining which of the families in your community will benefit most from home visiting and the other resources available for parents and young children? The Parent Survey is an easy to use, validated tool for helping you assess the family's strengths and their stressors related to child abuse and neglect.
Growing Great Kids Prenatal – 36 months Curriculum for Home Visiting (Spanish and English)
Growing Great Kids stands alone among all early childhood curriculum with its interactive emphasis on the Parent-Child Relationship, Infant Mental Health and Strengthening Family Foundations. This skill-driven training program, certifying home visitors and supervisors, has no recertification, on-going or annual fees.
Growing Great Kids for Preschoolers for Home Visiting (Spanish and English)
Designed to meet the challenges of parenting Preschoolers, this Growing Great Kids series focuses on cultivating empathic parenting while supporting parents to be their child's very own Development Specialist. A one-time investment results in cost savings for programs.
- Training
- Training Overview
- Curriculum Introduction
- Growing Great Families Curriculum
- Home Visiting Programs
- Professional Development Seminars
- TA/QA Specialist Certification
- Train-the-Trainer
- Start Up Consultation
- What Staff and Parents Are Saying
Our Trainings are for:
- Family Home Visiting
- Early Head Start
- Head Start
- Healthy Families America
- Home Based Programs
- Home and Center Based Caregivers
- Tribal Parenting, Center Based and Home Visiting Programs
- Child Protective Services
- Foster Care
- Early Childhood Development Programs in Developing Countries
- Public Health Programs
Growing Great Kids for Birth – 5 years Curriculum for Family & Center Based Care
High quality child care and preschool programs have been found to save $14-16 dollars for every dollar invested. Having a stimulating learning environment, in and of itself, does not result in children developing the social and emotional underpinnings for success. GGK gives teachers and caregivers the skills and tools for nurturing relationships with children that will stimulate their curiosity and foster their development.
Spanish Curricula and Training
Great Kids, Inc. offers bilingual trainers and Spanish Home Visiting Curricula for prenatal – age 5 years.
Train-The-Trainer
Great Kids, Inc. will assist you in building your in-system sustainable training capacity. Our Mentoring Approach to training trainers has resulted in exceptional competence and longevity.
Training and Technical Assistance Certification Course
Program fidelity, outstanding sustained program outcomes, high morale, and support from funders have resulted when systems have invested in GKI's Certification Course for Technical Assistance and Quality Management Specialists. Given the current evidence based climate, programs cannot afford to be without a Technical Assistance and Quality Management Team.
