BOSTON, Feb 6, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFAM) today announced that it will release its fourth quarter and full year results for the period ended December 31, 2001, on Wednesday, February 13, 2002 after the market closes. Following the release, the Company will host a telephone conference call with investors and analysts at 4:30 PM EST 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 973-633-6730 and asking for the Bright Horizons Family Solutions conference call, moderated by Roger Brown, the company's Executive Chairman. Replays of the entire call will be available through Friday, February 22, 2002 at 973-341-3080, PIN # 3068607.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions is the world's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, early education and work/life consulting services, managing over 390 child care and early education centers in the United States, Europe, Canada and the Pacific Rim.

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

CONTACT:          INVESTOR CONTACT:
                  Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.
                  Elizabeth Boland, 617-673-8000
                  or
                  MEDIA CONTACT:
                  Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.
                  Ilene Hoffer, 617-673-8044
                  KEYWORDS: MASSACHUSETTS

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