Bright Horizons at The Columbia Federal Center

Reviews

• SC

  Stephanie Clugstone

  Feb 7, 2026
  5.0
  Does this place have some issues? Yes. All of them do. Let me tell you. We had to leave after 4 years due to my office moving. I wholly wish we did not have to. I have had 3 children enrolled. My 4 year old is much more advanced than many of his current classmates in his new school. I credit this to the staff at BH. They have some wonderful people working at this facility (or did, I hear some have left). I can tell you from experience, not all facilities have teachers that are willing to learn a child's personality and work with them from that perspective. This is where they excel, imo. Are they expensive? Yes. Are they difficult to get into? Yes. Is there sometimes some miscommunication? Yes. Would I enroll my 3 children there again if I were able? Yes! Compared to the other facilities we have been to since we left (there's been 2), this place is wonderful. They are legit teaching kids, not just babysitting.
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  Justin Kier

  Nov 18, 2025
  5.0
  We have had two daughters attend Bright Horizons. The staff has always been friendly, helpful, and caring towards our daughters. They did an excellent job of preparing our oldest for elementary school. We went through COVID with their team, and when our oldest graduated there were genuinely tears from all. I would recommend BH to parents in the Columbia area. No daycare is perfect, but they do genuinely care about the kids/do their best. Take some of the negative reviews you read with a big grain of salt. Thank you, Bright Horizons staff!
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  Nancy Stewart

  May 2, 2025
  5.0
  Wonderful!
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  Jerrod McGee

  Aug 31, 2023
  5.0
  I highly recommend Bright Horizons at The Storm Thurmond Building. Our son started in the 3K program and was non-verbal at the time. Shortly afterwards he was diagnosed as autistic. His mother and I of course panicked and thought that we would need to pull him out of the program. We were both very unfamiliar with the diagnosis and had only heard the negative stories about parents having to switch schools frequently because of behavioral issues. However, not only were we told by multiple teachers but we were also told by the director to NOT pull our son out! They told us that they were here to work with us and that they had experience with both neurotypical and neurodiverse children. Looking back, it was the best 2 years that we as parents could ask for! We watched our son grow from not saying anything his first few months to being selected to read the site words at his Pre-K graduation. The teachers and staff truly know what they are doing and they are all about meeting children where they are and developing them from there. Our biggest regret about our decision is that they don’t offer kindergarten and beyond!
• NC

  Native Carolina

  Jan 10, 2022
  5.0
  My little one went to BH from 3 months until he was 10 months. We were so sad to have to pull him out due to the pandemic. We didnt return due to making the decision to be a stay at home mom. We are looking to hopefully bring him back for after he turns 3. He really loved his teachers and the activities.

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