Trusted by 400+ UK employers
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Every Life Stage
A practical support system for the modern workforce.
We help employers provide practical support in the moments where work and life collide.
Here's what changes when employers get family support right.
of employees with Employer-Sponsored Childcare say they're more likely to stay
say Back-Up Care reduced stress and its negative impact on their work
working days saved for our clients last year through reduced absenteeism
93% say employer support with childcare enables them to focus at work
What challenge are you trying to solve?
Retaining Talent
Helping experienced people stay and progress
Protecting Productivity & Business
Helping teams keep delivering
Becoming an Employer of Choice
Strengthen attraction, trust and loyalty
Delivering DEIB
Create a culture where everyone can thrive
Explore Our Solutions
Care Services
Real care, when and where employees need it
Planned & Emergency Care
Temporary care for planned needs, plus emergency back-up care when the unexpected happens. We help employees remain present when life changes the plan.
Workplace Nurseries & Partnerships
Two employer-supported childcare models that make high-quality care easier to access and more affordable. Enabling working parents to return, stay and progress.
Family Support & Advisory
Trusted guidance for the everyday and the exceptional.
Work+Family Space
A personalised digital hub bringing trusted guidance, expert support and access to services together in one place. Helping employees understand their options and find the right support sooner.
Parental Leave Programmes
Personalised digital guidance combined with human coaching to support employees and managers before, during and after parental leave.
OUR RESEARCH
Thought Leadership, employer benchmarking and client insight reveal what working families need and what makes a difference to their employers.
Modern Families Index 2026 ● Flagship research
1 in 3 working parents say childcare challenges hurt their work performance in the past year. Up from 1 in 4 in 2024.
Parental Leave & Family Support UK Benchmark 2025
Parental leave is the new dealbreaker. How does your policy compare?
Based on 300+ UK employer policies — shows how the market is shifting and what's no longer enough to attract and retain talent. The benchmarking data Neil needs to build his business case.
Work-Life Gap Report 2026
What do employees actually need?
Built from employee data across organisations and benchmarked against the wider working population, this report shows where performance holds, where it erodes, and what makes the difference.
CLIENT RESULTS
How leading employers help people manage work and life.
- The Nursery is essential for the operational effectiveness of our personnel. Day to day we need people to be able to concentrate on their work without having to stress about childcare.
Vee Howe, SQN LDR, OC PMS, RAF Northolt
- For the business the benefit is easy to maintain and brings big rewards. Similarly for employees, access to emergency care brings them peace of mind and helps them to be productive and focused at work
Employee Benefits Manager (UK), JP Morgan Chase & Co
- We trust Bright Horizons to have the best interests of our people in mind. Our relationship with them is open, collaborative, and we really enjoy working with them.
Senior L&D Partner, Burgess Salmon
- “The option to request tutoring has also allowed me offer my child better opportunities and ensure they have additional support to achieve academic excellence in line with the expectations of their age group.”
Jenny Rolfe, Head of UK Wellbeing & Benefits
- “It’s a long-standing relationship that really works, always feels fresh, and stays innovative and future-focused.”
Leah Gray, Marsh McLennan
- “Bright Horizons helped us implement salary sacrifice - having their knowledge and admin support made a big difference. And for some staff, the nursery and salary sacrifice are the difference between being able to return to work or not.”
Julie Skinner, Resourcing & Benefits Manager, Robert Gordon University
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We'll help you identify the right combination of practical care, specialist guidance and coaching.
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