Bright Horizons Children's Centers 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingBright Horizons 401(k) Plan · Plan 001 · EIN 04-2949680Updated Oct 2026

What Bright Horizons Children's Centers' 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $6.1M in employer contributions, about $635 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$48,611
Average account balance
21,525
Participants (end of year)
$466M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.14%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperFidelity Investments InstitutionalSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorGray, Gray & Gray LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 218 defined-contribution plans in health care and social assistance with 5,000 to 9,999 participants.

Bright Horizons Children's Centers: employer contribution per participant$635
Peer median$1,895
Bright Horizons Children's Centers: average balance$48,611
Peer median$71,034
Bright Horizons Children's Centers: admin expenses ÷ assets0.14%
Peer median0.10%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $392M at the end of plan year 2021 to $466M at the end of plan year 2024.

$392M2021$339M2022$410M2023$466M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Bright Horizons Children's Centers plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
202421,525$466M$6.1M$6350.14%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
202321,079$410M$5.2M$4820.15%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
202219,915$339M$4.5M$4260.17%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
202118,715$392M$4M$3990.17%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Bright Horizons Children's Centers match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $6.1M in employer contributions, about $635 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Bright Horizons Children's Centers 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Bright Horizons Children's Centers 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Fidelity Investments Institutional. The plan administrator is Bright Horizons Children'S Centers LLC.

I left Bright Horizons Children's Centers. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Bright Horizons Children'S Centers LLC, (617) 673-8769) or the recordkeeper, Fidelity Investments Institutional. The Bright Horizons Children's Centers old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Bright Horizons Children's Centers 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Bright Horizons Children's Centers filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Bright Horizons Children's Centers. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology