Bright Horizon BackUp Care: What It Is and Why Your Agency Should Join
Already part of the Bright Horizon BackUp Care program?
What is
Back-Up Care?
1.3M days saved in 2024 for Bright Horizons clients
Bright Horizons partners with corporations to provide back-up child and elderly care to their employees whenever they need it as a corporate benefit.
When an employee at one of these companies requests care, Bright Horizons takes that opportunity and passes it through to your agency.
Trusted by employers of choice
38
Years
1,450+
Clients
Globally
1,000+
Child care
Centers
1.6M
Back-up care
days served
220
Fortune 500
Clients
Joining the network offers several advantages
What’s in it for You?
No Costs or Fees
Join our national network of top-tier providers serving leading companies - at no cost to your agency. Compensation aligns with your region’s market rates.
Enhanced Revenue
Enjoy financial growth without any associated risks.
Continuous Referrals
Satisfied families are likely to request the same provider for future care needs.
Are you interested in joining the Bright Horizon BackUp Care program or learning more?
The Bright Horizons difference
The industry
leader
With 38 years of direct experience providing care and developing programs to meet clients and their employee needs across all life stages
We continue
to evolve
As our client employees’ needs change, so do we – adding new programs such as pet care, tutoring and virtual camps
We are
caregivers
We own and operate centers and care services and we create supply: Bright Horizon BackUp Care centers, Jovie, and Steve & Kate’s Camps
Financial
stability
Publicly traded company with transparent financials
Investment
protection
$25M liability coverage, SOC2 certification
Bright Horizon BackUp Care
Top-rated benefit
95%
of users said back-up care reduces their stress levels1
Saved absenteeism
1,500 Days
of users said back-up care reduces their stress levels1
Real need
56%
of U.S. workers (~90M people) have care responsibilities outside of their full-time jobs2
I turned down a job paying $30K more because they don't have this benefit.
It was not worth the stress of trying to find back-up care on school holidays and illnesses.
Bright Horizons is the only back-up care provider that delivers curated care for our Client employees.
What this means for you and your caregivers:
For your Caregivers
More Work.
Happier Employees.
- Ongoing and repeat care requests from families when they have a high-quality caregiver serving their families.
For Your Franchise
More Opportunity.
More Revenue.
- New revenue streams with less risk.
- Ongoing and repeat care requests from families when they have a high-quality caregiver serving their families.
For Bright Horizons
Lasting impact.
Less risk.
- Greater control matching care supply to care needs.
- More predictability in quality, fill rates, and cost.
- Industry-leading client indemnification.