ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION	ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION Organization — Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (“Bright Horizons” or the “Company”) provides early education and child care, comprehensive back-up care solutions, and educational advisory services for employers and families in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia and India. The Company provides services designed to support both working families and employers' workforce strategies by supporting their employees across life and career stages, and improving employee recruitment, engagement, productivity, retention, and career advancement. The Company provides services primarily under multi-year contracts with employer-clients who offer early education and child care, back-up care, and educational advisory services as part of their employee benefits package. As of June 30, 2026, the Company operated 988 early education and child care centers. Basis of Presentation — The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2026 and the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the interim periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP” or “GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required in accordance with U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2026 and the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the interim periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the results of the interim periods presented. The operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year. Stockholders’ Equity — The board of directors of the Company authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $600 million (exclusive of fees, commissions or other expenses) of the Company’s outstanding common stock effective March 9, 2026. The new share repurchase program has no expiration date and canceled and replaced the prior share repurchase program of up to $500 million announced in June 2025, of which approximately $127.6 million remained available thereunder. The shares may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means in accordance with federal securities law, including under Rule 10b5-1 plans or accelerated share repurchase programs. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company repurchased approximately 6.6 million shares for $473.2 million under the repurchase program (resulting in a $4.6 million excise tax liability). During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company repurchased approximately 0.5 million shares for $60.7 million under the repurchase program (resulting in a $0.2 million excise tax liability). Share repurchases are initially recorded to treasury stock at cost. Upon retirement, the par value of the share repurchases are recorded to common stock with the excess of the purchase price over par first recorded against any available additional paid in capital (“APIC”) and the balance recorded to retained earnings. Due to the volume of share repurchases under the authorized share repurchase program during the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company has no remaining balance in APIC as of June 30, 2026. All repurchased shares have been retired and, as of June 30, 2026, $328.7 million remained available under the Board-approved repurchase program.

Organization — Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (“Bright Horizons” or the “Company”) provides early education and child care, comprehensive back-up care solutions, and educational advisory services for employers and families in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia and India. The Company provides services designed to support both working families and employers' workforce strategies by supporting their employees across life and career stages, and improving employee recruitment, engagement, productivity, retention, and career advancement. The Company provides services primarily under multi-year contracts with employer-clients who offer early education and child care, back-up care, and educational advisory services as part of their employee benefits package.

Basis of Presentation — The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2026 and the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the interim periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP” or “GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required in accordance with U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

In the opinion of the Company’s management, the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2026 and the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the interim periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the results of the interim periods presented. The operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year.

Stockholders’ Equity — The board of directors of the Company authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $600 million (exclusive of fees, commissions or other expenses) of the Company’s outstanding common stock effective March 9, 2026. The new share repurchase program has no expiration date and canceled and replaced the prior share repurchase program of up to $500 million announced in June 2025, of which approximately $127.6 million remained available thereunder. The shares may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means in accordance with federal securities law, including under Rule 10b5-1 plans or accelerated share repurchase programs. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company repurchased approximately 6.6 million shares for $473.2 million under the repurchase program (resulting in a $4.6 million excise tax liability). During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company repurchased approximately 0.5 million shares for $60.7 million under the repurchase program (resulting in a $0.2 million excise tax liability). Share repurchases are initially recorded to treasury stock at cost. Upon retirement, the par value of the share repurchases are recorded to common stock with the excess of the purchase price over par first recorded against any available additional paid in capital (“APIC”) and the balance recorded to retained earnings. Due to the volume of share repurchases under the authorized share repurchase program during the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company has no remaining balance in APIC as of June 30, 2026. All repurchased shares have been retired and, as of June 30, 2026, $328.7 million remained available under the Board-approved repurchase program.