Bright Star Kids Academy Owners

Bright Star Kids Academy is also known as Bright Star Children's Centers.
Owned by: Dale & Tina Russell
​I have been working in the field of early childhood education since 1984.
​My first role in a center included teaching in various age groups, then working as a center director in known corporate and private centers in Snohomish County.
Our first small centers were opened in Edmonds in 1999 and known as Bright Star Children's Centers.
​We consolidated the sites into one now known as Bright Star Kids Academy in 2006.
My husband Dale is retired from Boeing. He enjoys fly fishing in his spare time.
I love being a part of the daily operations and building relationships with our families and kids.
Photography is a hobby of mine, which I get to practice within the centers nearly each day.
Sharing photos of the kids experiences in the classroom on our Facebook page and and website site is a lot of fun for me.
​It also keeps me in touch with the classrooms, kids and staff.
( Photos are taken and shared with parent consent )
We're not a franchise nor a large corporate center.
Snohomish county is the only county we will operate Bright Star Kids Academy.
As a family owned & operated business, our goal is to give your child a wonderful play based preschool experience.
If you have any suggestions, comments, feedback or concerns, don't hesitate to call anytime!

A few of the Bright Star staff have been with us since opening in 1999.
​Many of our staff have been with us between 5-20 years.
We strive to give higher than average benefits and pay for this industry.
Our goal includes providing professional, educated, and caring staff.

Generous for this industry, staff benefits include: Medical, Dental benefits, 401k with a 4 percent match,
​Free childcare, 2-3 weeks vacation, sick and holiday pay, Early childhood education funds.
We prefer to meet our applicants in person. Please come in and introduce yourself!