CUSD Preschools

CUSD Preschools offers both fee-based and subsidized preschool programs where children learn through play and discovery. The program includes year-round and school-year options, with both full-day and part-day services available free of charge or at low cost to eligible families who live in Santa Clara County. District-operated preschools are part of Campbell Union School District, a PreK–8 school district that enrolls more than 6,500 students from preschool through 8th grade and has an operating budget of $117 million.

• Ages: 3–5 years old
• Schedule: Half-day and full-day options are available year round, including part-time and full-time schedules.
• Price: Both fee-based and subsidized programs are available year round, with part-time or full-time options. Register for free/low-cost State-funded programs or affordable tuition-based programs. For a family of four, a maximum monthly income of $10,612 and an annual income of $127,338 qualifies for subsidy.

CUSD Preschools offers half-day State-funded programs at Blackford (8:15–11:15), Capri (8:15–12:15), Lynhaven (8:15–12:15), and Rosemary (8:15–11:15 or 12:15–3:15), and a full-day State-funded program at Rosemary (7:55–2:30). Tuition-based programs are offered at Capri and Lynhaven as four-hour half-day programs, and at Forest Hill and Marshall Lane as six-hour school-day programs and 10-hour full-day programs. Forest Hill, Marshall Lane, and Rosemary also host CUSD District Employee programs. Preschool Office hours are 8:00am–4:00pm.

CUSD Preschools is part of the Quality Matters Initiative funded by First 5 Santa Clara, which includes external reviews to evaluate program safety and environmental quality, customized coaching support, assessment of children for special needs referral to services as needed, and professional development. Clear expectations and limits for children—Be Safe, Be Friendly, Be Respectful—are implemented district-wide. Children do not need to reside in the district to enroll, and the program is open to all families in the county, with a focus on providing meaningful opportunities for families and the broader community to feel invested and connected to children’s success.

Campbell Union School District was established on September 7, 1921, and operates CUSD Preschools as part of its early learning programs. The district’s mission states that it will be a model for innovative programs and instruction that engages, empowers, and inspires all children to feel safe and thrive, and that it educates individual students to their highest potential and ensures that they are prepared to succeed. Preschool and kindergarten teachers collaborate to create a program that gives young learners an educational advantage and a foundation for a lifetime of learning.

The leadership team for CUSD Preschools includes Heather Elston, Director of Early Learning; Tiffany Bui, Preschool Supervisor; Laura Eagar-chan, Child Development Specialist; Maryam Aznavian, Preschool Hourly/Substitute; Adriana Balderrama, Clerk; Margarita Contreras Guizar, School Administrative Assistant; and Vanessa Duran, Instructional Assistant – CDC.

To enroll, families must submit birth verification (such as a birth certificate, passport, or hospital birth certificate), proof of current immunizations or an appointment card from the doctor’s office if not up to date at the time of document submission, and proof of TB clearance through a TB Risk Assessment or a Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) or IGRA blood test.

Last updated March 7, 2026.