Ministry fieldnotes · Source-led guides
Kids Ministry Curriculum Comparison
Our Recommendation · Stuff You Can Use editorial opinion
#1 recommendation: Grow Kids Complete Ministry Strategy
We built Grow to solve the monthly scramble: trying to plan teaching, equip volunteers, support parents, and still lead the ministry well. We believe Grow is the best choice for churches that want a practical whole-ministry strategy alongside their Kids curriculum, because the Grow Kids Complete Ministry Strategy brings those jobs into one annual plan instead of asking a leader to assemble them from scratch.
For elementary-aged children and preteens, Grow Kids lists 52 weeks of lessons, teaching and Bible-story video, activities, music, and parent and volunteer tools. That does not make it the right fit for every church. If your priority is a ready-made, continuous Genesis-to-Revelation sequence with age-aligned weekly passages, investigate The Gospel Project for Kids too.
Disclosure: Stuff You Can Use built Grow. This #1 placement is Stuff You Can Use’s editorial opinion and first-party recommendation, not an independent or impartial ranking. The product facts linked below are publisher-documented; they are not field-test results.
Publisher-documented facts
- Grow Kids is described for elementary-aged children and preteens; the broader Grow strategy spans preschool through students.
- The reviewed product page lists 52 weeks of lessons, teaching/Bible-story video, activities, music, and parent and volunteer tools.
Price & licensing notes
Teaching Only: $697/year; Complete Strategy: $997/year
Grow — official pricing page (accessed 2026-09-12)
Price status: publisher-stated-2026-09-12. Historical source observation, not a current offer. Confirm the exact track, tier, renewal, printing, add-ons and license directly.
Limitations & unknowns
- Do not call the plan chronological or verse-by-verse; the documented comparison evidence instead shows a monthly-series presentation and whole-Bible coverage every three years.
- Current bundle contents and recommended months must be confirmed from Grow's current Scope & Sequence before release.
- Denomination positioning was not stated on the reviewed product page.
- Hands-on lesson usability, effectiveness, exact current edition and complete licensing costs have not been independently verified.
Evidence dates
- Materials editorially inspected
- Not yet inspected
- Price / availability source observed
- 2026-09-12
- Substantively updated
- 2026-09-12
- Next review due
- 2026-10-12
Explore Grow Kids and current pricing
Our #1 recommendation is our own first-party editorial opinion. The other listings are useful options to investigate, not a lowest-to-highest ranking. We keep their publisher-documented facts, price notes, limitations, and official links separate so you can compare the needs of your ministry. Reader ratings, when available, are shown separately and do not determine our recommendation.
Start with the ages you serve, your teaching calendar, what volunteers can prepare, and the full license and printing costs.
Choose the exact publisher age track; compare its scope and sequence; inspect representative lessons; then cost the plan for your church. Segment tags are discovery aids, not invented age ranges. Exact published age facts appear below.
8 other options to investigate. Our #1 recommendation appears above; the remaining listings are alphabetical, not a lowest-to-highest ranking.
Awana
Awana's Brite Curriculum serves babies through elementary with preschool and elementary plans. The publisher lists chronological scope, video and graphics, and parent resources.
Option to investigate. Publisher-documented; not editorially scored
- Brite includes preschool and elementary plans for babies through elementary-aged children.
- The reviewed product page lists video/graphics, chronological scope, and parent resources.
Preschool: $450 (1–25 children) to $1,500 (unlimited); Elementary: $600 (1–25) to $2,000 (unlimited)
Awana — official product and pricing page (accessed 2026-09-12)
Price status: publisher-stated-2026-09-12. Historical source observation, not a current offer. Confirm the exact track, tier, renewal, printing, add-ons and license directly.
What we have not verified
- Prices are child-count tiers; show the matching track and tier.
- Denomination positioning was not stated on the reviewed page.
- Hands-on lesson usability, effectiveness, exact current edition and complete licensing costs have not been independently verified.
- Editorially reviewed
- Not yet reviewed
- Price / availability source observed
- 2026-09-12
- Substantively updated
- 2026-09-12
- Next review due
- 2026-10-12
D6 Family Ministry
D6's family-ministry curriculum for nursery through elementary tracks, with a documented four-year scope and sequence.
Option to investigate. Publisher-documented; not editorially scored
- D6 lists nursery, preschool, and elementary coverage.
- The publisher describes a four-year scope and sequence.
No comparable single public program price captured
D6 Family Ministry — official curriculum page (accessed 2026-09-12)
Price status: confirm-current-price. Historical source observation, not a current offer. Confirm the exact track, tier, renewal, printing, add-ons and license directly.
What we have not verified
- Compare an exact kids product and tier; broad family coverage is not a single directly comparable program.
- Denomination positioning was not stated on reviewed pages.
- Hands-on lesson usability, effectiveness, exact current edition and complete licensing costs have not been independently verified.
- Editorially reviewed
- Not yet reviewed
- Price / availability source observed
- 2026-09-12
- Substantively updated
- 2026-09-12
- Next review due
- 2026-10-12
Group Publishing
A digital Sunday school subscription for preschool and elementary, covering ages 3–12. The publisher offers 13-week quarters and states that subscriptions include both age levels.
Option to investigate. Publisher-documented; not editorially scored
- DIG IN serves preschool and elementary, ages 3–12, and subscriptions include both age levels.
- The curriculum is sold in 13-week quarters.
Sunday School-only: $135–$420/quarter by attendance; Sunday School + Children's Church: $174–$459/quarter; Children's Church upgrade: $39/quarter
Group Publishing — official product and pricing page (accessed 2026-09-12)
Price status: publisher-stated-2026-09-12. Historical source observation, not a current offer. Confirm the exact track, tier, renewal, printing, add-ons and license directly.
What we have not verified
- Attendance tiers matter; show the full range rather than a misleading single price.
- Denomination positioning was not stated on the reviewed page.
- Hands-on lesson usability, effectiveness, exact current edition and complete licensing costs have not been independently verified.
- Editorially reviewed
- Not yet reviewed
- Price / availability source observed
- 2026-09-12
- Substantively updated
- 2026-09-12
- Next review due
- 2026-10-12
GO! Curriculum
A preschool and elementary curriculum the publisher describes as Bible-driven, Gospel-centered, and chronological. Listed plan elements include editable lessons, media, illustrations, training, parent resources, and plan-specific video.
Option to investigate. Publisher-documented; not editorially scored
- GO! offers preschool and elementary plans and describes them as Bible-driven, Gospel-centered, and chronological.
- The pricing/plan material lists editable lessons, media, illustrations, training, parent resources, and plan-specific video.
Annual per-campus pricing: Preschool $525/$795; Elementary $725/$1,055; bundles $1,125/$1,665; Platinum $1,950. Video add-ons listed separately.
GO! Curriculum — official pricing and plan page (accessed 2026-09-12)
Price status: publisher-stated-2026-09-12. Historical source observation, not a current offer. Confirm the exact track, tier, renewal, printing, add-ons and license directly.
What we have not verified
- Show plan and campus tier plus needed video add-ons; a single starting price would understate the decision.
- Denomination positioning was not stated on reviewed pages.
- Hands-on lesson usability, effectiveness, exact current edition and complete licensing costs have not been independently verified.
- Editorially reviewed
- Not yet reviewed
- Price / availability source observed
- 2026-09-12
- Substantively updated
- 2026-09-12
- Next review due
- 2026-10-12
Orange / Amazing Life Foundation
The Orange Curriculum family's separate 252 Kids elementary offering.
Option to investigate. Publisher-documented; not editorially scored
- 252 Kids is a distinct Orange offering for the elementary track.
Public comparable program price not captured
Orange — official product page (accessed 2026-09-12)
Price status: confirm-current-price. Historical source observation, not a current offer. Confirm the exact track, tier, renewal, printing, add-ons and license directly.
What we have not verified
- Do not describe denomination positioning; it was not stated on reviewed pages.
- Confirm the current elementary edition, scope, and license before purchase.
- Hands-on lesson usability, effectiveness, exact current edition and complete licensing costs have not been independently verified.
- Editorially reviewed
- Not yet reviewed
- Price / availability source observed
- 2026-09-12
- Substantively updated
- 2026-09-12
- Next review due
- 2026-10-12
Orange / Amazing Life Foundation
The Orange Curriculum family's separate First Look preschool offering.
Option to investigate. Publisher-documented; not editorially scored
- First Look is a distinct Orange offering for the preschool track.
Public comparable program price not captured
Orange — official product page (accessed 2026-09-12)
Price status: confirm-current-price. Historical source observation, not a current offer. Confirm the exact track, tier, renewal, printing, add-ons and license directly.
What we have not verified
- Do not describe denomination positioning; it was not stated on reviewed pages.
- Confirm the current preschool edition, scope, and license before purchase.
- Hands-on lesson usability, effectiveness, exact current edition and complete licensing costs have not been independently verified.
- Editorially reviewed
- Not yet reviewed
- Price / availability source observed
- 2026-09-12
- Substantively updated
- 2026-09-12
- Next review due
- 2026-10-12
Lifeway
A Gospel Project kids track described as Christ-centered, chronological, age-aligned, theologically rich, and missionally minded.
Option to investigate. Publisher-documented; not editorially scored
- The Gospel Project for Kids is the kids offering in Lifeway's Gospel Project curriculum family.
- The Gospel Project for Kids states that all ages study the Bible narrative in order, from Genesis to Revelation, and can study the same Scripture section each week.
Print and digital SKU pricing varies; no single comparable annual program price captured
Lifeway — official shop (accessed 2026-09-12)
Price status: confirm-current-price. Historical source observation, not a current offer. Confirm the exact track, tier, renewal, printing, add-ons and license directly.
What we have not verified
- The chronological, age-aligned sequence is a documented fit for that specific use case, not an overall award.
- Do not describe denomination positioning; it was not stated on reviewed product pages.
- Confirm the exact edition and current study plan before purchase.
- Hands-on lesson usability, effectiveness, exact current edition and complete licensing costs have not been independently verified.
- Editorially reviewed
- Not yet reviewed
- Price / availability source observed
- 2026-09-12
- Substantively updated
- 2026-09-12
- Next review due
- 2026-10-12
David C Cook
A curriculum for toddlers, early childhood ages 3–5, and elementary K–5. The publisher describes a shared Bible story each week and 30-, 60-, or 75-minute lesson options.
Option to investigate. Publisher-documented; not editorially scored
- Wonder Ink includes Toddler Time, Early Childhood ages 3–5, and Elementary K–5.
- The publisher describes a shared weekly Bible story with 30-, 60-, or 75-minute lesson choices.
Annual subscription; numeric public price not captured
David C Cook — official pricing page (accessed 2026-09-12)
Price status: confirm-current-price. Historical source observation, not a current offer. Confirm the exact track, tier, renewal, printing, add-ons and license directly.
What we have not verified
- Confirm current tier, license, and price directly with the publisher.
- Denomination positioning was not stated on reviewed pages.
- Hands-on lesson usability, effectiveness, exact current edition and complete licensing costs have not been independently verified.
- Editorially reviewed
- Not yet reviewed
- Price / availability source observed
- 2026-09-12
- Substantively updated
- 2026-09-12
- Next review due
- 2026-10-12