BRIGHT HORIZONS, LLC
OLDSMAR, FLORIDA

At Bright Horizons As an experienced provider of child care and early education, Bright Horizons serves the needs of employers and families, offering high-quality child care programs led by nurturing, passionate teachers who help children learn and thrive. , provides intentional guidance and rich experiences that build upon individual strengths and talents. With our child development professionals at their sides, children at Bright Horizons are assured of getting the care that they need, the creative learning experiences they enjoy, and the intellectually challenging opportunities they deserve. Bright Horizons back-up care provides families with a safety net for those days when regular arrangements fall through. Back-up care supplements, rather than replaces normal care arrangements and is a comforting emergency alternative when you need it most. Our programs offer back-up care for family members of all ages, from infants through elders, including adults and children with special needs. Back-up care programs are provided most often through employers who sponsor care for their employees with dependent-care needs. We also provide drop-in or emergency child care to the community at select Bright Horizons child care centers. Insights from our thought leaders at Bright Horizons The case for corporate child care just got a much-deserved boost in the news. Slate’s in-depth analysis, including an interview with our own Executive Chairman Dave Lissy, considered the urgency of child care for parents, businesses, and society. Two of the most important things we do at Bright Horizons are taking care of the employees in our own company, and caring for the families we serve outside of it. Nowhere, says Bright Horizons COO Mary Lou Burke Afonso, do those two things intersect more profoundly than in our centers. It warmed our hearts to hear executives at Bristol-Myers Squibb talk about their philosophy behind their new and beautiful 17-thousand-square-foot Child Development Center recently opened in Lawrence Township, New Jersey. It’s a fact of the modern workplace that employees will go out on parental leave. It’s also a fact that there will always be a concern about whether or not they will come back. The question is…are companies doing enough to make sure they’re retaining employees after leave? Insights from our thought leaders at Bright Horizons The holidays are generally a joyful time of year, though it may be difficult for employees who will notice elder loved ones’ declining health firsthand. How can companies help ensure employees’ older relatives are safe and cared for year-round? Child care responsibilities arrive with the fanfare of a new baby, while elder care generally simmers below the surface. Yet the impacts are staggering. Productivity losses are estimated in the billions when employees take off time to care for aging parents. Financial challenges are known to negatively impact productivity. A lot of the worst financial decisions are education related, and many come down to information – or lack thereof. And college debt and financing are areas where employers can have real impact. Insights from our thought leaders at Bright Horizons Insights from our thought leaders at Bright Horizons If you are a parent from a client company that participates in a Bright Horizons back-up care program and you are looking for back-up care, please contact us at Your visit is being booked. Please watch for an email confirming your visit time and date. Bright Horizons Named to Bright Horizons has been named to Center for Companies That Care 2018 Honor Roll, a national list recognizing employers for outstanding workplace practices and active community involvement. Bright Horizons Foundation for Children to Open Bright Space Bright Horizons Holds Nationwide Recipe Contest Encouraging Healthy Eating for All Ages Chef Tonya Wilson of Bright Horizons at the Forum in Raleigh, North Carolina, was named the winner of Bright Horizons’ first annual Nationwide Recipe Contest. The contest was held to highlight recipes that encourage healthy eating habits in early childhood. Bright Horizons COO Receives Inaugural Bright Horizons Family Solutions Chief Operating Officer Mary Lou Burke Afonso has received a Great Place to Work® For All™ Leadership Award. At Pharmaceutical Company’s On-Site Child Care Center, For the scientists and researchers at MedImmune, a global biotech with headquarters just outside of Washington, D.C., every day is “bring your child to work” day. While moms and dads work to develop new medicines, their kids are benefitting from a unique STEM-based curriculum at the company’s new on-site Bright Horizons child care center – Discovery Meadows Child Development Center. Bright Horizons Modern Family Index Featured in Slate Magazine In partnership with Employee Benefit News, Bright Horizons Family Solutions Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Michelle Kang and Vice President of Workforce Consulting Jennifer Vera recently co-led a webinar for more than 75 participants representing a range of industries that reviewed new findings on the true, measurable impact of “mental load” for employees and explored strategies that employers can use to help ease the mental load. When the children of WellStar Kennestone Hospital employees are too sick to go to school or their regular child care center – The Learning Academy – there’s now a new option that doesn’t require mom or dad to take a day off from work.  As of December 2017, families can now take advantage of The WellBee Place – a six-bed room staffed with a team of hospital nurses and two full-time Bright Horizons teachers. - checklists to help you evaluate infant, toddler, and preschool programs It is absolutely, 100% ok for you to work and raise children at the same time. No matter what you may read or hear, having your child in a high quality early care and education program can be advantageous in many ways. Each family is different and determining what is right for your family is your priority. Thinking through why child care is the right choice for your family can help prepare you for questions and unsolicited advice you may face. Further,