About Us

Our mission is to make it easy to get a driver’s license.

We’ve created an outstanding customer experience. Our engaging, empathetic, and friendly team work in partnership with our students to prepare them for a lifetime of safe driving, all while navigating the complexities of state regulations.

History Timeline

The Next Street was founded in 2009 with a commitment to education and a mission to make it easy to get a license. Today, we are the industry leader in driver training and license test services for new drivers. We provide high-quality driver education with a fanatic approach to each customer journey. Despite our size, we are not a franchise nor large corporation. We are family owned and family operated, and we take pride in supporting and being a part of the local communities where we work and live. We aspire to be a national provider of driver education and license testing services.

2009

All-Star Driver is founded by acquiring a struggling driving school with 8 locations and 20 employees.

2011

All-Star Driver acquires Top Driver’s CT Operations and doubles the size of the school.

2016

After being notified of trademark infringement, All-Star Driver rebrands to The Next Street and moves all focus to making it easy to get a license by providing outstanding customer service.

2020

March 15, 2020 – The Next Street corporate headquarters moved to a brand new facility that could comfortably house our high growth company and support the outstanding workplace culture.

March 16, 2020 – COVID-19 forced us to close the business operations, furlough all staff members and park all vehicles. At the time, we thought it would be for 2 weeks.

May 1, 2020 – We opened our first virtual classroom and re-opened our operations with masks and many 50 gallon drums of Purell.

2021

We opened our first location outside of Connecticut in West Springfield, MA

Today

We operate over 80 driving schools between Greenwich, CT and Boston, MA. We continue to open new locations and expand our service offerings, while never losing sight of what makes us great. We do right by our customers and do right by our staff and trust that everything else will get worked out.

What we’re known for

Flexible, accessible schedules.

With our courses, you can enroll any time, take class in any order, at any time they are offered. There is no driving school that can offer as much flexibility as we do.

Affordable prices.

Though our offering is superior, we keep our prices in line with our competitors and we offer flexible payment plans. We want to make sure that our outstanding program is accessible to everyone.

Fanatic customer service.

Our team is available to support you through this entire process, from permit to driver’s ed to license test, and everywhere in between. And our team is nice. Really, really nice. You’ll love working with us.

Values

Be Curious

We believe in self-improvement and becoming the best version of ourselves. We also believe in teaching and helping others become the best versions of themselves. We seek to be more valuable tomorrow than we were today. We look for training opportunities, not only in formal education settings, but in the everyday course of business and life. We read books, listen to podcasts, watch lectures, take classes and use your time and experience each day to be better tomorrow.

Be Nice

We believe in being a good co-worker, being a good neighbor, being a good human. We make the world a better place with every action we take. We achieve our goals by surrounding ourselves with a team of passionate and positive peers.

Think Positively

The glass is always half full. Positive mindsets will lead to positive outcomes. We seek the good in others and the world that surrounds us and that positive energy becomes contagious. Optimism wins every time.

Testimonials

Just had my 3rd daughter complete her road test with The Next Street and have nothing but amazing experiences with all three of them. Bill is an amazing instructor and I hope that the company values what he brings to the kids. My daughter was extremely nervous and he was able to make her comfortable and confident of her abilities that made all of the difference. We really appreciate his help and could not say enough positive things about him and The Next Street! Highly recommend!

Perry A.Danbury, CT
We’ve had a super positive experience with Next Street!! Online lessons were convenient, engaging and informative. Our driving instructors Don and Ari were patient and thorough in their instruction which created a great learning experience. Their detailed notes and comments were great and made sure my son knew exactly what he needed to improve upon. Ari went above and beyond after hearing how anxious we were regarding the lack of availability and the testing site being 1.5hr away and walked us through how to switch it to only a 15 minute away location and time!! Ari explained how the process works, expectations, step by step so I wasn’t so overwhelmed. Game changer!! Highly recommend!

Jess M.Westport, CT
Emily was fantastic. She was patient and very helpful. She took the time to really understand my needs and took care of everything with professionalism and urgency. Could not recommend a better Licensing Guide.

Stephanie C.Bristol, CT