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We have been out of Starlite for a year now (our daughter attended from age 2.5-5.5 as she was late born - so she went from pre-school through t-k).

Things we liked:
-Price (by far the cheapest we found in the area) except for the slightly annoying - but we got used to it - cash co-pay
-The hours of operation were great for a working household
-Lack of holidays/vacation closures
-We had a good working relationship with the principal, Teacher Jennifer, and that made a world of difference. My husband used to say that she doesn't have an accent but the things she says are decidedly Chinese and very straight-forward (sometimes a bit painfully so but she means well)
-The t-k/kindergarten teacher was one of the best teachers my child has ever had. Period-stop gap.
-The pre-school teachers successfully transitioned our child from diapers to potty training very well with limited accidents
-The diversity is great for an Oakland Chinatown preschool (i.e., not just Cantonese kids)
-My child and the other children in their elementary school class that went through Starlite were very prepared for kindergarten at Oakland elementary school. Knew their letters, numbers, could sit and do circle time, etc. all without problems

Things that got taking used to:
-My husband speaks Cantonese (which I don't) so he had a better relationship with some of the teachers than I did and was able to get more information about how our child was doing. This was a change for me from our small daycare where I had a very strong relationship with our daycare lady.
-Sometimes your child's teacher works mornings and sometimes they work evenings (due to the long hours that are offered) so it was hit or miss to see them and communicate specific needs. I ended up leaving notes or calling Teacher Jennifer during the day, if something was very important.
-Unlike daycare, there wasn't a lot of information presented daily (e.g., your child pooped, ate all of their lunch, etc.). Information tended to only be communicated if there was a problem (e.g., your child was waking up the other kids during nap [I may or may not be taken from experience...])
-Staff turnover - We got the feeling that the teachers aren't the highest paid so there tended to be some transiency among the teacher-helpers and pre-school teachers
-This is not a preschool for play dates, etc. It's 99% working parents who just drop-off and then pick-up. In fact, we met more Starlite families *after* my child went to elementary school than we ever did while they were enrolled
-My child learned some Cantonese phrases and while they traced Chinese characters (e.g., numbers) there was not much in the way of formal Chinese schooling. (This may not be your expectation; just putting it out there in case you heard that this was a 'bilingual' preschool)

*If you are looking for a small, familial pre-school environment, Starlite is not it (which I'm sure you gathered from your visit). However, Starlite served our needs very well for the three years our child was there and our child was very prepared for elementary school. It's very much a make-of-it-what-you-will school. I don't know that I would have put our child in any earlier than 2.5 just because it is quite big and there are a lot of kids but understand that you may miss your opportunity to get off of the waitlist if you don't take the spot when it's offered!