School Holiday Clubs at Bright Horizons
Predictable summer disruption. Preventable business impact.
The numbers don’t add up
Children have 64 days of school holidays.
Parents get just 25-28 days of annual leave.
That gap creates a predictable drop in productivity-before summer even begins, and long after it ends. We helped protect 73,000+ working days in Summer 2025 by planning ahead.
Don’t react to disruption. Plan for it.
The difference planned care makes
Plan ahead with our Holiday Clubs Guide
School Holiday Clubs, delivered through Bright Horizons Back-Up Care, provide a proactive solution to one of the biggest recurring workforce challenges. Instead of reacting to childcare gaps, employers can plan for them. This shifts the experience from:
- Reactive and stressful → to planned and controlled
- Distracted and stretched → to focused and productive
- Uncertain and costly → to reliable and supported
Download our Planned Care Playbook:
- Understand the impact of school holiday disruption
- Explore how Holiday Clubs support productivity
- Build a stronger case for planned care
Your Holiday Clubs FAQs
We have more than 2100 holiday camp sites across the UK & Ireland, with 570 holiday camp providers.
We offer a wide range of high-quality options to suit different children, ages and interests:
- Multi-activity camps – a mix of sports, games and creative play
- Sports clubs – including football, tennis, gymnastics and more
- STEM & coding camps – focused on tech, science and problem-solving
- Creative & performance – arts, music, drama and media
- Outdoor & enrichment – forest school, excursions and activity-based learning
- Specialist options – including SEND provision and age-specific programmes
Holiday Clubs typically support children aged 4-14, with options up to 18 for SEND provision.
Holiday Clubs help employees:
- Stay focused during working hours
- Avoid last-minute leave
- Plan ahead with confidence
For employers, this means:
- Fewer disruptions
- More consistent productivity
- A more stable workforce during peak periods
Real Impact in Practice
Marsh works with Bright Horizons to deliver School Holiday Clubs through its Back-Up Care programme - saving 1,000+ workdays last year, with nearly 50% of all Back-Up Care usage driven by holiday clubs.
"The holiday clubs are extremely popular for us. We receive great feedback, and they give parents real peace of mind when navigating the school holidays."
Benefits Manager at Marsh
Explore the data behind the challenge
Work-Life Gap Report
Built from employee data across organisations, The Work-Life Gap Report 2026 shows a clear, measurable divide between organisations where care disruption impacts performance, and those where it’s absorbed through the right support.
Modern Families Index 2026
The Modern Families Index 2026 Report reveals why efficiency gains and hybrid working alone aren’t enough - and where organisations risk falling behind if support doesn’t keep pace.
Blogs and Insights
From case studies and blogs to helpful guides and expert research, our Solutions at Work resources provide additional information to help you and your organisation.
