Our story & scale
30 years in. Still half the story.
For three decades, we've worked with UK employers to make life better for working parents, carers, and the businesses they're part of. Today we partner with 400+ UK organisations and 1,000+ worldwide.
Trusted by 400+ UK employers
Why we exist
Bright Horizons wasn't founded as a benefits company. It was founded in 1986 by Roger and Linda Brown, who'd spent enough time in international development work to see one pattern repeating: the single biggest predictor of whether a parent thrives at work is whether the care for their family is in place.
That insight — that a person's family life and their work life are the same life — has shaped everything we've built since. Our nurseries. Our Back-Up Care platform. The Modern Families Index. The Bright Horizons Foundation. The way we hire coaches. The way we train them.
We don't sell wellbeing. We don't sell benefits in the abstract. We help employers do something specific and measurable: remove the barriers that stop working parents and carers from doing their best work. That's been our job for three decades. It still is.
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The research behind the results
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.
UK Work+Family Snapshot 2025
What employees actually need — direct from BH clients' workforces
Annual research among BH clients' employees — tracking evolving family support expectations. Gives Janet the employee-perspective data to back up the complaints she hears daily.
Testimonials & Feedback
- 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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