The Academy at Bright Horizons

The Academy at Bright Horizons is simply the best possible care and early education for your child. The staff are incredible, the director is outstanding and the day to day operations are 2^nd to none. We had 10 locations to assess when we moved to the area over a year ago, and the Academy was the 6^th stop on our research tour. It was also our last stop. Simply put, we knew instantly it was the perfect place for our 2 year old to begin her early development. And after a wonderful and welcoming tour with the director, we had no doubt our child would be attending the Academy and would be in the best possible care. If trust, excellent education and an impeccable childcare system are important to you, the Academy is the best decision you could possibly make for you and your child. Thank you all at the Academy. We owe you a debt of gratitude.

We love The Academy! The teachers are so dedicated and obviously love working with young children. The classrooms are bright, welcoming and clean, and full of impressive art and learning examples that the children have made. The school offers a perfect balance of learning, fun, socializing and play. All 4 of our children have benefited tremendously from attending this preschool.

My 2.5 yr old son has been attending The Academy since he was 18m and he looks forward to school every day. Not once has he said he didn’t want to go to school and he’s there all day, 5 days a week. We had an in home nanny up until 18m and I visited a ton of schools before deciding on this one. There is a good balance between academics and social skills, the teachers are all experienced, and the facility is very clean and well planned with safety in mind.
I was worried about transitioning my son from home to a facility but the 18m classroom environment is very cozy with furniture resembling a living room and kitchen and the playground is reserved for the younger children so I know he won’t be trampled over by the giants. Ms. Gina is very motherly and loving and helped him transition like he was her own child. He was addicted to his pacifier and she helped him get rid of it his first week. I especially loved how the teacher provided a sheet of paper every day with his feeding times, what he ate, his diaper changes, nap times, and special moments of the day. It made the transition from home to school so much easier. I also enjoy receiving the daily newsletter email updates with photos and summaries of what they did that day. Ms. Beth and Ms. Caroline also watched him in the summer and helped him transition to the older classes. I like how the school exposes him to different teachers at certain times of the day or week. He knows and loves all the teachers at the school!
When my son turned 2.5, he moved up to the Preschool class on the other side of the school. I now love how we can drive through the carpool lane in the mornings for drop off and have the teachers take him out of the car. It saves me time and it helps with the separation anxiety. The Preschool side of the school has a bigger playground which he loves and is ready for it. There’s no more daily update sheet but we still receive the newsletter emails which I enjoy reading so we can chat about what he did that day. Ms. Erin has been so great in helping him with potty training and I love how every day focuses on different academic areas. You can tell much thought and creativity went into planning the curriculum. My son is talking so much more, counting, recognizing letters, etc. and I can now have meaningful conversation with him. It’s so exciting to see how much he has developed and grown at this school. She is extremely patient with him and provides me many timely updates. My son loves how there’s music class once a week with Mr. Kyle and once a week there’s art class with Ms. Tracey in the awesome art studio.
I have nothing but good things to say about this school. I love how I can drop him off each day and not have to worry because I trust he’s in great hands.

We absolutely LOVE this school. Both the children and teachers are so sweet, nurturing and attentive to our daughter. My daughter loves going to school. She has learned so much and continues to grow academically, emotionally and socially. I am an OT and love the prehensile skills she has developed and reinforced with the HWOT program they implement into the curriculum. This school is a diamond and we feel so lucky to have discovered such an incredible program. If only they had an infant program for our son!

We love the Academy! Our 2.5 son has been attending since he was 18 mos. He has really flourished since he started — he’s very communicative, expressive and seems to know quite a bit for his age (alphabet, numbers, songs). Mostly, it’s been a wonderful way for him to become social and learn to interact with others his age (share, communicate his needs with others his age or other adults). All of the teachers and educators are all very loving and attentive. They communicate with us every day, sharing an EOD recap. They really seem to want to help with any specific issue, whether potty training or sharing. I also like that they organize charity opportunities to benefit the community through school events.

We have both our children (4 yo and 2 yo) currently attending The Academy and couldn’t be happier. This school is truly a gem, the teachers and administration are loving and attentive. The school provides lots of hands on activities, a great art program/​studio, and music classes weekly. My kids have really blossomed here and love their school. I could go on and on but you have to experience the school for yourself. I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a preschool.

Great teachers and attentive administration. All good things to say. Had/​have 2 kids going through the Academy. Amazing art program!

My son who is now 3 has been attending The Academy at Bright Horizons since he was 18 months and we couldn’t be happier. The Academy offers an atmosphere that isn’t available elsewhere. We love their unique features like an art room and science area. One of my sons favorite activities are weekly music class where he participates in playing an instrument and singing along to various songs. We are able to discuss what he did at «school» by looking at our daily email from his teacher that includes pictures of the activities he participated in that day.

My family and I are very happy with our experience at The Academy. The staff has been nothing but friendly, always greeting us by name with a smile. I get constant feedback about my son via email and the company’s ‘What In The World Happened Today’ daily communication. Through these emails and pictures I am able to see my son actively engaged in his environment. The environments are not only extremely thoughtful in their choice of material but are very clean! He comes home sharing information about all the new things he has learned: letters, science exploration (water table, corn meal fun, etc.), art, math and so much more! Since September my son has learned the first 5 letters of the alphabet and is able to count up to 15 (he is two)! His favorite part of school, besides painting, are the friends he has made. The entire Academy family has by far exceeded our expectations.