BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2001--Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFAM) today announced that it will release its third quarter results for the period ended September 30, 2001 on Thursday, October 18, 2001 after the market closes. Following the release, the Company will host a telephone conference call with investors and analysts at 4:30 PM EDT to discuss results for the quarter. Interested parties may listen to the call, which will be available to the general public. The earnings release will be available on the Company's website, www.brighthorizons.com, after the market closes.

The public is invited to listen to the conference call by dialing 973-633-6740 and asking for the Bright Horizons Family Solutions conference call, moderated by Roger Brown, the company's CEO. Replays of the entire call will be available through Friday, October 26, 2001 at 973-341-3080, PIN # 289095.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions is the world's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, early education and work/life consulting services, managing over 380 child care and early education centers in the United States, Europe and the Pacific Rim.

Visit the Bright Horizons Family Solutions Web site at www.brighthorizons.com.