For ECEC Directors & Educators
The Grand Friends Resource Toolkit
A 142-page step-by-step framework to confidently embed intergenerational practice into your service.
The Intergenerational Project
The
Grand
Friends
Toolkit
142 pages · A practitioner's guide
Why services choose the Toolkit
Designed by practitioners, for practitioners - so you can spend less time building from scratch and more time creating connection.
Proven Impact
Built on our pilot at Ocean Shores Preschool - refined with educator, family, and Grand Friend feedback over a full year of weekly practice.
Research-Driven Benefits
Grounded in Australian and international intergenerational practice research. Supports children's empathy, language and social development; reduces loneliness in older adults.
National Standards Alignment
Mapped to the National Quality Standard, EYLF, and Child Safe Standards - so it slots straight into your existing quality systems.
Funding Readiness
Includes evaluation templates and outcome frameworks you can lift directly into grant applications and QIP submissions.
Contents
142 pages of practical, ready-to-use resources.
Across nine modules covering everything from your first conversation with a prospective Grand Friend through to evaluating impact at the end of the year.
- Foundations - the why and the evidence base
- An 8-week step-by-step implementation timeline
- Recruitment templates for Grand Friends
- Orientation, induction and child-safety materials
- Weekly session plans and play prompts
- QIP self-assessment and reflection tools
- Regulatory templates: risk assessments, consent forms, incident protocols
- Family communication letters and newsletters
- Evaluation surveys for children, educators, Grand Friends and families
Ready to bring Grand Friends to your service?
Get in touch to purchase the Toolkit, request a sample, or book a quick call to see whether it's the right fit for your service.