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Community-Engaged Early Childhood Internships, Spring 2026

Our 2025-26 “A” cohort students completed at least 180 hours at their UCLA childcare site and and at least 50 hours in their community-engaged internship. Some community-engaged internships are designed to be remote, some hybrid, and some in-person throughout metropolitan LA. All community partners this year are returning partners, underscoring our focus on sustained engagement…

Community-Engaged Early Childhood Internships, Spring 2025

Our 2024-25 “A” cohort students completed at least 180 hours at their UCLA childcare site and and at least 50 hours in their community-engaged internship. Some community-engaged internships are designed to be remote, some hybrid, and some in-person throughout metropolitan LA. Some of our partners are new to us, while others have been hosting our…

ADProfiles: Meet our ADPeeps & ADPartners

Meet ADP Alumna Karen Madamba!  Meet Karen Madamba, a member of the ADP A21-22 cohort! Karen now works at Phoenix House CA as a prevention coordinator, teaching and curating curriculum to support the socioemotional skills of children in K-12 schools. As a prevention coordinator, Karen trains educators, identifies potential school district partners and finds liaisons…

ADPanel of Professionals Spring 2025

On May 19th, ADP students from past and present cohorts gathered together via Zoom to hear from three professionals in early childhood fields: Crystal Kumtong Windmiller (ADP ’13-14), Rena Wang (ADP ’14-15), and Alyssa Fortner. Crystal, Rena and Alyssa shared what they wished they had known coming out of undergrad, how ADP influenced their careers and…