Jumpstart: Early Education

Jumpstart is a national early education organization working toward the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. Jumpstart recruits and trains University of Washington students who provide language, social-emotional, and literacy programming in preschool classrooms that serve children and families from historically under-resourced communities and promote quality early learning for all children. Watch our info session to learn more about our program this upcoming year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b0Dn6uSJPw 

Why get involved

  • Inspire young children to learn and serve in a local community
  • Collaborate with others on a team and build professional skills
  • Eligible students will earn a Federal Work-Study award during term of service 
  • AmeriCorps members will be eligible to receive a SegalAmeriCorps Education Award upon completion of their 300 hour service term
  • Extensive training in the field of early childhood education
  • Unique opportunity to join a national network of individuals serving young children

There are several ways you can get involved:

Jumpstart Corps Members provide language, literacy, and social-emotional programming for preschool children from under-resourced communities and promote quality early learning for all children. All members receive high quality training to help them implement Jumpstart’s outcome-based program, promote children’s school success, and build family engagement.

Jumpstart Team Leaders lead a team of students in providing language, literacy, and social-emotional programming for preschool children from under-resourced communities. The team leader plays a variety of roles, including coach, trainer, and observer and is essential to making Jumpstart a high quality program.

Learn more

Jumpstart student staff positions provide a leadership opportunity for students to enhance the UW Jumpstart program in a variety of ways: