Bright Horizons Early Education & Preschool

Bright Horizons Early Education & Preschool offers an integrated and emergent curriculum that builds foundations in reading, writing, and math and supports children in understanding how to learn. The program includes curriculum elements such as Caring Matters and Toward a Better World, which address social skills, self-expression, conflict resolution, and cooperative work. Families can use the MyBrightDay app to receive photos, real-time updates on care, learning, and milestones, and important notifications.

• Ages: 0–5 years old
• Price: Preschool tuition is dependent upon the child’s age, developmental level, and the location of the school. To get a customized tuition quote for Bright Horizons in Chicago, families are instructed to call or visit a center to learn more.

For more than 30 years, Bright Horizons has helped children discover their individual talents and strengths and become confident learners for life. The program offers age-specific options for Infants, Toddlers & Twos, Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, Elementary Schools, Before & After-School, Summer Camps, and Montessori Schools. Programs for preschool and Kindergarten Prep run year-round. In Chicago, Bright Horizons prioritizes school readiness while also offering flexible schedules all year round, and its preschool program focuses daily experiences on development of each child’s mind, body, social self, and character, with a curriculum designed by experts, facilitated by educators, and created with working parents in mind.

All Bright Horizons Chicago staff are trained regularly in CPR / First Aid and Universal Precautions. Bright Horizons conducts comprehensive background checks, including county criminal record checks for the past seven years in all counties a person has lived, worked, or attended school, plus sex offender search, OFAC search, and social security verification trace. Bright Horizons continues to monitor area and local public health guidelines and uses medical experts and experience to guide health and safety practices and adjust them as needed.

Working parents can register at up to three Bright Horizons child care locations and be placed on waitlists, with priority often given to children currently enrolled at a Bright Horizons location. Bright Horizons offers back-up care services and partners with employers to provide early learning, family care solutions, and workforce education.

Bright Horizons was named to Boston Business Journal’s 2025 Best Places to Work. One parent shared, “I know my kids are not only safe, but happy and learning. I love that they have a structure that allows them to maintain some normalcy.” Another Bright Horizons Back-Up Care user said, “Back-up care has been an unexpected blessing, very much appreciated as it allows working parents to maintain their productivity. We transitioned seamlessly between school/daycare and back-up care on our breaks and unexpected losses of care experienced during the pandemic.”

Last updated July 29, 2026.