Daycare RecordChild care inspection records

Starbright School

4645 Albany Dr, San Jose, CA 95129 · Santa Clara County
Child care center (preschool)

Starbright School is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (1 of 5). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #134 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 77%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #134 of 201 centers in San Jose
0Type A citations
5Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 2Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 15, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 15, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundDec 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 16, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundMar 9, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 26, 2022 · Inspection · no citationJan 27, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 27, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications1
Records & paperwork1
Supervision1
Staff ratios1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BApr 15, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(c)(1)
Based on LPA's observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 8 staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff (S1 & S2) are currently utilized as teachers but they do not meet the required qualifications.
Plan of correction due Apr 20, 2026
Type BDec 19, 2025Case management visit (other)Records & paperwork
Admission procedures and parents' rights §101218.1(b)(6)
LPA learned from interviews that facility staff have been allowing a parent (P1) to visit child (C1) during daycare hours under staff supervision; this violated the court order. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights to children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 23, 2025
Type BApr 16, 2024InspectionSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed that a child walked out of the restroom in Room 4. There was no staff standing at the doorway were they can visually supervise the child.
Plan of correction due Apr 23, 2024
Type BApr 16, 2024InspectionStaff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(a)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. S-1 and S-2 had transcripts from an international university that was not transcribed.
Plan of correction due Apr 23, 2024
Type BMar 9, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
By the POC date 3/10/2023: Facility will provide plan of correction in writing to CCLD regarding the Identified fixture is not to be used and remain disabled until cleared for use after retesting. Facility submitted that there is an exceedance of about 9.2 (ppb) sample (B) room 2 from the drinking fountain attached to the children's sink. This poses a potential risk to the children.
Plan of correction due Mar 10, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJan 27, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jan 6, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedJan 27, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jan 6, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity90 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 20, 2000
LicenseeStarbright School, INC.
AdministratorAlla Ushomirsky
Phone(408) 985-1460
State facility #434404373

Common questions

Does Starbright School take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Starbright School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Starbright School?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Starbright School compare with other daycares in San Jose?

It is tied for #134 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Starbright School last inspected?

Apr 15, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Starbright School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Starbright School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes San Jose, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Starbright School?

The licensee is Starbright School, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Alla Ushomirsky.

Licensed centers nearby

Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 434404373 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.