401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$410M
Total assets
15,998
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$25,640
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC · Massachusetts · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$410M in assets, 15,998 participants

Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC's Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan reported $410M in total assets and 15,998 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 97th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #17,189 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan covers 15,998 participants in Massachusetts, 24x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $410M.

$410M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
15,998
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$25,640
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$54M in the plan year 2022 filing to $72M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $339M in the plan year 2022 filing to $410M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 15,039 in the plan year 2022 filing to 15,998 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs Massachusetts filers

In Massachusetts, the average filing covers about 659 participants across 4,265 plans. Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan reports 15,998 participants - 24x that state average ($410M EOY assets).

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$339M
Net Assets (End of Year)$410M
Net Income$72M
Employer EIN042949680
Plan Effective Date1989-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC)

$300M$350M$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $339M $466M ▲ +37.6%
Total plan assets by year, all Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 15,039 $339M
2023 1 15,998 $410M
2024 1 17,032 $466M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Bright Horizons 401(…Fidelity Retirement …Liberty Mutual 401(k…Massachusetts Instit…Boston Scientific Co…Philips North Americ…
Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan

Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan reports $410M in end-of-year assets across 15,998 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.017% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $25,640 per participant (19% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $72M.

This plan identity (EIN 042949680, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $339M to $466M (+37.6%) while covered participants moved from 15,039 to 17,032 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 15,039 $339M Open filing
2023 15,998 $410M This page
2024 · index core 17,032 $466M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023?
Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 21.2% during 2023, from $339M to $410M. Reported net income was $72M.
How have Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.6%, from $339M to $466M.
Where does Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wellmark, Inc. Savings and Investment Plan in IA ($410M, 1,868 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Bright Horizons 401(k) Plan's numbers.