Bright Horizons at Tufts Medical Center

Reviews

• BV

  Brian Valencia

  Apr 28, 2021
  5.0
  A chief marker of a school's success might be whether or not its students enjoy attending. My toddler son *adores* going to "school" (day care) at Bright Horizons at Tufts Medical Center (BHTMC). And I have some good reasons to understand why. The children operate on a regular schedule (designed to cultivate and reinforce self-sufficiency), reflective of the regularity with which the entire center seems to operate. From check-in to check-out, BHTMC appears to be a fairly well-oiled machine, with lots of room for daily improvisation. Highlights from the day are documented in the My Bright Day smart phone app, including photographic snapshots of scheduled activities and freeform playtime, so there is never any wonder what the little dude has been up to all day. As one might expect of an urban day care location, the clientele (and staff) is culturally diverse, and that diversity is smartly reflected in the activities and classroom materials. So far, Black History Month and Women's History month have been integrated into the curriculum—and there has been, too, at the center of several activities, a celebration of the family, in all its many possible guises. The commonality of difference is an important value. Beyond the efficient organization and general feel-good spirit about the BHTMC, our son appears to learning: He demonstrates at home what he has done at school, and, conversely, what our son learns at home seems to be reinforced at Bright Horizons. His vocabulary, sensory awareness, and physical coordination, in particular, have all grown, we suspect, due to his daily encounters at BHTMC with art, music, yoga, "science," story time, etc. At the start of each day (following the daily COVID check), he bolts inside, and leaves each day with the glow of nine hours happily spent. I can only imagine that my son would, at this point offer: What is there not to recommend?
• SR

  Scott R

  Apr 19, 2021
  5.0
  We’ve been with this Bright Horizins for both of our children for over five years and can’t speak highly enough about the staff and teachers. Both of our children have absolutely loved coming here and it’s hard to get them in the car to come home. The teachers are fantastic and trustworthy and we are lucky to have found such a great environment for our kids!
• MS

  Maxwell Stepanuk

  Apr 15, 2021
  5.0
  Our girls Isabella and Charlotte AKA “Cookie” have thrived at Bright Horizons! The staff has made us feel like family and continue to prepare them for the next step of their education. I see the growth both mentally and emotionally every week. We could not be happier with our experience at Bright Horizons and and the highly skilled staff.
• AB

  Andrew Brown

  Nov 4, 2015
  1.0
  We used this location a couple times for Backup Care, a drop-in feature available with Bright Horizons. The staff had always been a bit surly, but that's not that's not why I'm writing this review..... Some staff are simply not as friendly as others. I'm writing this review in light of the last experience we had with them. I've never dealt with a daycare that is so passionate about booting everyone out on time, and with such a lack of tactfulness. The last time we used them, the staff made quite a stink about my wife showing up 4-5 minutes late for their 5:45pm closing time, a closing time that they never clearly communicated with us to begin with (nearly all other Bright Horizons locations closed at 6pm). They called me at exactly 5:45, informing me that no one yet showed up. When she arrived, they didn't even greet her when she came in. They went straight to telling her that she was 5 minutes late, and that she had to sign a form saying she would pay a 'late fee'. They then proceeded to tell her that our son had "obedience problems" (mind you, hes only 2 yrs old, and very well behaved). Overall the situation probably couldn't have been handled any more poorly. There are at least 3 other Bright Horizons facilities within a half mile radius of this location. I wholeheartedly recommend going to those instead.

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