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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. Description

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. provides child care and early education, and other services for employers and families. It operates through three segments: Full-Service Center-Based Child Care, Back-Up Dependent Care, and Other Educational Advisory Services. The Full Service Center-Based Care segment offers traditional center-based child care, pre-school, and elementary education services. The Company's Back-Up Dependent Care segment provides center-based back-up child care, in-home care, mildly ill care, and adult/elder care services. The Company's Other Education Advisory Services segment offers college preparation and admissions counseling, tuition reimbursement, and counseling and management services. As of December 31, 2012, it operated 765 child care and early education centers in the 42 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, and India. The company was formerly known as Bright Horizons Solutions Corp. and changed its name to Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. in July 2012. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Personal Services
Keywords: Microeconomics Education Services Home Care Child Care Family