WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 2004--Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NASDAQ: BFAM), the world's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, early education, and work/life solutions, today announced that David Gergen has been elected to its Board of Directors.

Gergen, an advisor to Presidents Reagan, Clinton, Ford and Nixon, currently serves as editor-at-large at U.S. News and World Report and is a professor of public service and the director of the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. He regularly serves as a political analyst on various news shows and frequently lectures at venues worldwide. In 2000, he published his book, Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership, Nixon to Clinton.

"David Gergen will be an invaluable asset to the Bright Horizons Board of Directors. He established his career dedicated to making a difference in our nation and in the world, and we know he will bring that same commitment, energy and enthusiasm to Bright Horizons as we work to make a difference in the lives of the children, families and employers we serve worldwide," said Bright Horizons Chairman of the Board Linda Mason.

"By providing young children with high-quality and dynamic learning environments in their earliest years, Bright Horizons is serving as an incubator for tomorrow's leaders. The impact on the families Bright Horizons serves will last a lifetime, and it's an honor to serve on the Board," Gergen said.

Bright Horizons is the first corporate board on which Gergen has accepted a nomination to serve. He does serve on the Board of Directors of a number of civic and not-for-profit organizations, including American Assembly, Aspen Institute, City Year, Innovations in Government Program, National Council Against Teenage Pregnancy, Center for the Study of the Presidency, the Partnership for Public Service, and the World Resources Institute. He was until recently on the board of Yale University. He has a dozen honorary degrees.

Gergen and his wife, Anne, live in Cambridge, MA and have two grown children. Gergen became a first-time grandfather in May 2004.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (www.brighthorizons.com) is the world's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, early education and work/life consulting services. The company manages more than 500 early care and education centers and provides care and early education for 60,000 children in the United States, Europe and Canada. Bright Horizons serves more than 400 clients, including more than 80 FORTUNE 500 companies and half of the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers," as recognized by Working Mother magazine. Bright Horizons is one of FORTUNE magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work for."

    CONTACT: Bright Horizons Family Solutions
             Media Contact:
             Ilene Hoffer, 617-673-8044
             ihoffer@brighthorizons.com
             or
             Investor Contact:
             Elizabeth Boland, 617-673-8000
             eboland@brighthorizons.com

    SOURCE: Bright Horizons Family Solutions