Bright Horizons Named to Boston Business Journal’s 2025 Best Places to Work

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Joins Exclusive Ranking of Massachusetts Companies Building Strong Cultures and Workplaces 

April 23, 2025 – The Boston Business Journal has named Bright Horizons to its 2025 Best Places to Work list— the BBJ’s exclusive ranking of the Massachusetts companies that have built outstanding work environments for their people. The 100 companies honored in 2025 range in size and industry, with winners from the technology sector, retail industry, health care space, commercial real estate and more. 

Headquartered in Newton, MA, Bright Horizons, a leading global provider of high-quality early education and care, has nearly 2,000 employees in Massachusetts at more than 65 locations across the state - and more than 32,000 employees globally. For more than 35 years, the company has partnered with employers to support their workforce by providing services that help employees thrive personally and professionally. 

"The companies that comprise this year’s Best Places to Work are among the most diverse in the decades we’ve been doing this program,” said Carolyn Jones, Market President and Publisher of the Boston Business Journal. “Their commitment to teamwork, employee engagement, flexibility and trust are the model to which the region’s businesses look for inspiration.”

“Our people are the heart of our organization, and their work to deliver high quality education and care makes a profound impact on the lives of families, children and communities,” said Bright Horizons CEO Stephen Kramer. “I am incredibly proud of their work, and they truly deserve to be recognized and celebrated.”

The businesses that met criteria for office location and size participated in employee-engagement surveys distributed by Business Journal partner Quantum Workplace. Employees were asked to rate their work environment, work-life balance, job satisfaction, advancement opportunities, management, compensation, and benefits. 

Based on the results of those surveys, businesses were assigned a score out of 100 percent and ranked by Quantum. The top-rated companies are listed in five size categories — extra small (20 to 49 employees), small (50 to 99 employees), medium (100 to 249 employees), large (250 to 499 employees) and extra-large (500 or more).

The Best Places to Work celebration will be held in-person on June 12 at The Westin Copley Place. The special publication will appear in the June 13 weekly edition of the Boston Business Journal. 

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