Although specific activities may vary from center to center, toddler child care generally involves children in healthy routines, positive socializing, and games that focus on building both cognitive and physical skills. Some teachers may also tailor the curriculum of toddler care to each individual child so that kids can progress at a comfortable pace. 

Most Bright Horizons have care for children from 6 weeks to 6 years old. Learn about tuition, openings or schedule a meeting to visit our:

• Albany daycare
• Atlanta daycare
• Austin daycare
• Baltimore daycare
• Boca Raton daycare
• Boston daycare
• Brookings daycare
• Charlotte daycare
• Chicago daycare
• Columbia daycare
• Columbus daycare
• Connecticut daycare
• Dallas-Fort Worth daycare
• Denver daycare
• Des Moines daycare
• Detroit daycare
• Fort Myers daycare
• Grand Rapids daycare
• Hartford daycare
• Houston daycare
• Jacksonville daycare
• Los Angeles daycare
• Louisville daycare
• Madison daycare
• Miami daycare
• Milwaukee daycare
• Minneapolis daycare
• NYC daycare
• Nashville daycare
• New Orleans daycare
• Oklahoma City daycare
• Omaha daycare
• Orlando daycare
• Philadelphia daycare
• Phoenix daycare
• Pittsburgh daycare
• Providence daycare
• Raleigh-Durham daycare
• Richmond daycare
• Rochester daycare
• Sacramento daycare
• Salt Lake City daycare
• San Diego daycare
• San Francisco daycare
• San Jose daycare
• Scranton daycare
• Seattle daycare
• Tampa daycare
• Trenton daycare
• Tulsa daycare
• Washington daycare
• Westchester daycare
• Wilmington daycare
• Woodbury daycare

Or, search by zip to find a Bright Horizons child care center in your local city.

Our early education programs offer more than daycare. Our goal is not just to help children learn, but to cultivate the joy of learning. We are currently enrolling families in our:

• Infant care: Our newborn and baby care programs provide safe spaces, welcoming environments, and inspired caregivers that support all your baby’s developmental milestones.
• Toddler care: Our toddler preschool programs provide a place to test out and learn new skills, make new friends, and celebrate the joy of wonder and discovery.
• Preschool program: Our preschool classes are designed to prepare children for kindergarten and all the big steps ahead, supporting inquisitive young minds as they tackle new challenges, take chances, and experiment with new things.
• Pre-Kindergarten: Our kindergarten preparation programs support children during a time of enormous and exciting growth, building the academic, social, and physical skills that will get them ready for school.
• Summer camp: Through Summer Explorations at Bright Horizons®, your child will have the opportunity to enjoy everything summer has to offer.

It can be hard to choose a care for your toddler. We work with a lot of families who have not had a toddler in child care before. Advice from other parents, web searches through search engines, or online web portals from state or local governments can provide lists of child care centers to consider. For a parent whose company provides on-site child care, back-up care or summer camp as a benefit, the human resources department will be able to provide information. If your company provides a child care benefit through Bright Horizons, please log into your account to access your benefits. If your company does not provide this benefit, search by zip to find a Bright Horizons center near you.

No. Parents or parents of toddlers should schedule an appointment if they want to visit a care center. No parent would want any adult to be able to enter the facility without warning, and thus care facilities should require an appointment. At Bright Horizons, we offer Zoom and in-person visits so we can understand what your family needs for child care, including when you would start your first day of child care, what your schedule would be and how old your toddler will be at the time you plan to start child care. We also want to allow ample time for you to ask questions about our early education and preschool programs.

Depending on where you live, and schedule you need for care, you may see waitlists. You can select and register with up to three Bright Horizons child care locations, including the center in which you are most interested. By registering, you are confirming interest in all three centers. Once registered, we will add you to our waitlist and offer you a space as soon as one becomes available. Our goal is to accommodate families as soon as space allows, and so during the entire process, we will keep in touch with you regarding your status. While waiting for a space to become available at the first-choice location, many families enroll at their second or third choices temporarily until space becomes available at their first-choice centers. Enrolling at another location will not only solve your immediate child care needs, but will provide you priority access to your first preference.

Ask each child care provider you're considering to take the time to explain all health and safety policies to you. Consider asking:

1. How will you contact me if my toddler gets sick?
2. Can a mildly ill child (stuffy nose, cough) still come in?
3. How do you decide if a child needs emergency medical care?
4. Are staff trained in first aid and CPR?
5. How do you approach wellness, exercise, healthy eating and self-care for toddlers?

Boston Children’s Hospital to implement enhanced safety protocols for all areas including daily health screening, distancing, cleaning, and disinfecting. Our goal is to ensure that all of our health and safety practices in every center are in line with recommendations provided by the CDC and requirements of state and local municipalities. All Bright Horizons centers have the well-being of children, families, and staff at their core.

A parent may review the licensing data for any given facility through an online web portal. Any recent violations should be reviewed by the parent, as the violations often include valuable information about the facility.

Different child care programs have different ideas about how a child should grow. A parent should familiarize themselves with the early childhood learning philosophies a child care center uses before entrusting a child to that facility. Learn more about what makes the Bright Horizons curriculum different in its approach to support early learning and the support Bright Horizons provides to working parents and teachers.