BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2000--Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NASDAQ: BFAM), the world's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, today saluted its 44 clients who made Working Mother magazine's coveted list of best companies for working mothers, including seven of the magazine's top 10 standouts. Bright Horizons executives called the news a tribute to the achievements of the company's clients, who are leaders in the effort to help working families achieve balance between home and work life. It also signals the critical role work-site child care plays in the nationwide race to recruit and retain top talent.

"We are proud of our many clients who have been recognized by Working Mother for their leadership in helping women to break the glass ceiling and in supporting all working families striving to balance and integrate their work and family lives," said Bright Horizons Chief Executive Officer Roger Brown. "This recognition not only puts them in the head of the pack for recruiting and retaining talented women throughout the country, it also puts them in the forefront of developing the workplace and workforce of the future."

Bright Horizons President and Chief Operating Officer Mary Ann Tocio, who herself has been recognized for her role in supporting and encouraging the advancement of working mothers and all women in the workplace, noted that the rankings are a clear indication that work-site child care plays a critical role in helping families be their most productive at work and at home. "For working parents there is no substitute for knowing that their child is receiving the highest quality care and early education while they are at work. The companies that offer them that peace-of-mind at the workplace establish a strong two-way bond of loyalty and commitment with the employee and their family that cannot be replaced. These are the companies that will not only be the leaders in providing work/life solutions, but also in building and keeping the strongest workforce possible."

Bright Horizons Family Solutions provides clients with high quality on site and near site child care, back-up care, early education and work/life solutions. With a worldwide workforce of more than 11,000 employees, 95% of whom are women, Bright Horizons is a leader in nurturing, developing and promoting top female talent. The company has been honored by the Child Care Action Campaign for its pioneering role in improving the quality of child care and is a recipient of the Ron Brown Award for Corporate Citizenship. Bright Horizons is also a sponsor of Working Mother's WorkFamily Congress 2000 being held later this month in New York.

A complete list of Working Mother winning companies who partner with Bright Horizons for child care and work/life solutions is available upon request.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (www.brighthorizons.com) is the nation's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, back-up care, early education and work/life solutions. The company operates more than 325 Family Centers across the U.S., in Europe and the Pacific Rim. Bright Horizons serves more than 250 clients worldwide, including Motorola, Allstate, Eli Lilly, Prudential and Universal Studios.

This press release contains forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' actual results may vary significantly from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including the ability of the Company to execute contracts relating to new commitments and to expand and operate effectively and profitably in the international market, as well as other factors that are discussed in detail in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the "Risk Factors" section in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.

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