The Creative Curriculum nurtures the whole child through hands-on, play-based experiences—how children learn best. Print and digital materials combine to make planning, teaching, and engaging families easier.
The #1 Rated Early Childhood Curriculum
- Research-based and whole-child focused
- Daily guidance to easily individualize learning
- Time-saving planning and teaching tools
- Proven to boost teacher retention when used with GOLD

Shown to Increase Teacher Retention by 54%
See how The Creative Curriculum and our connected ecosystem helped improve both teacher retention rates and academic outcomes* in this independent study from NIEER.
*Preliminary results produced by Teaching Strategies using GOLD data
Top 6 Reasons GOLD and The Creative Curriculum Are Better Together
Connects instruction and assessment
Access a full library of instructional resources and children’s books to address opportunities or gaps identified in assessment data.
Provides individualized recommendations automatically
Easily individualize learning for every child, every day with content that meets each child where they are based on learning progressions.
Saves teachers time
Plan a week, month, or year in just a few clicks with daily plans filled with The Creative Curriculum instructional resources.
Nurtures the whole child
Focus on whole-child development with a research-based curriculum that honors the way children learn best—through play.
Increases family engagement
Strengthen the home-to-school connection with two-way communication and family-friendly playlists that tie directly to classroom instruction.
Boosts teacher satisfaction
Educators using both solutions give their experience an NPS (Net Promoter Score) averaging 25 points higher than educators using GOLD alone.
