Jumpstart is a national early education organization working toward the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. We provide language, literacy, and social-emotional programming for preschool children from under-resourced communities and promote quality early learning for all children.
Services Provided
As part of Jumpstart’s mission to ensure children enter kindergarten prepared to succeed, members work to provide high-quality services to children through Jumpstart classroom service and planning. Jumpstart members lead two-hour sessions in their partner classroom twice per week implementing Jumpstart's curriculum.
Who We Serve
Jumpstart serves in classrooms where 85% or more of enrolled children are from low-income families and between the ages of 36-59 months.
Mission and Goals
Jumpstart advances equitable learning outcomes for young children in underserved communities by recruiting and supporting caring adults to deliver high-quality programming to children and drive systems change through teaching, advocacy, and leadership.Jumpstart's vision is for every child in America to enter Kindergarten prepared to succeed.
Impact Statement
Since 1993, we’ve trained more than 58,000 college students and community volunteers to transform the lives of over 133,000 preschool children nationwide. At Jumpstart UCLA, we train roughly 65 members to serve a 300-hour term of service each year.
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(310) 825-7867
jumpstart@college.ucla.edu
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