A GENERATION OF EXCELLENCE. SINCE 1992.
For nearly thirty-five years, Starbright has given Silicon Valley families a place where serious learning and a loving childhood grow together. Thousands of students have started here, and in 2027 the school celebrates its thirty-fifth year.
Alla Ushomirsky · Founder and lifelong teacher
1992
Founded by a lifelong teacher
35 years
Celebrating in 2027
Thousands
Of students taught and cared for
It takes a village and you all are part of our village.
The story, year by year
From six students to a Silicon Valley institution.
Over three decades, the buildings grew larger and the community grew wider. The center never moved: purposeful teaching, warm relationships, plentiful books and materials, good food, and childhood joy.
1992
A lifelong teacher opens her own school
Alla Ushomirsky had taught her whole life. With her husband she opened a small San Jose preschool, and the first school year began with six students. From its first months, families knew the school as a place of care, learning, and children's laughter.
1998
A community votes with its waiting list
Word had spread far beyond the classroom's walls. With more than one hundred children waiting for a place, it was clear Silicon Valley wanted more of what Starbright had built.
2000
The San Jose campus opens its doors
On Independence Day, the new San Jose facility welcomed students into larger, sun-filled classrooms. The buildings grew; the teaching approach, warm relationships, and close-knit atmosphere stayed exactly the same.
2005
The Campbell Campus opens
Starbright opened its second location, Campbell Campus. Large, modern, spacious, and bright, it gave the school room to welcome many more families, and it carried the same warmth that had shaped Starbright since the first day in San Jose.
2013
Starbright Theater opens at Campbell Campus
Another dream came true: a beautiful performing-arts venue built right on Campbell Campus. Starbright Theater exists for the students, because dance, music, and theater belong in every childhood. On its stage, Starbright students star in musicals, dance shows, and recitals, growing the confidence, creative expression, teamwork, and public-speaking poise they carry long after the applause fades.
2017
Twenty-five years of Starbright
The school marked its first quarter-century. An entire generation of Silicon Valley students had started their education at Starbright.
2025–2026
Both campuses, made new
An investment in the next generation: both campuses were redesigned top to bottom, our San Jose Campus in 2025 and Campbell Campus in the summer of 2026. Every classroom was rethought around how children learn, with light, calm, order, and a place for everything. The campus where Starbright's story began now looks and feels brand new.
Today
Nearly thirty-five years, and generations of families
Two campuses serve families across Silicon Valley, and thousands of students have grown up through Starbright's classrooms. Some of those students are parents now, and they bring their own children to Starbright. In 2027, the school celebrates thirty-five years.
Thirty-five years in the making