About

We help children engage their bodies and minds through fun and educational activities.

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Our history

Once upon a time… there was the first summer of The HILSE, when a small group of kids decided to travel to England with us, and stayed on Hayling Island (thus the name The Hayling Island Language School of English) in 2010. It was during their vacation that a local secondary school invited the kids to spend a day with their students. The experience was so fun and stimulating that the year after we started the Shadowing as our main programme. At first we were in Hampshire and then also in London. After a few years, we started organising programmes according to different ages – Junior Shadowing (8-12 years) and Teeny (13-15) – and we were welcomed into ten schools including the Ultimate Shadowing (16-18) ones. After the holiday-study Shadowing of The HILSE our students were finally able to communicate easily. This was the first big success of our Shadowing programme.

Our graduates

Children graduate Bright Horizons programs with the skills they need to succeed in private or public school. In surveys, kindergarten and first grade teachers report that Bright Horizons graduates are enthusiastic learners who are socially and academically ready for the years ahead.

As well as the local language in each country our preschools are based in, we offer various ‘immersion classes’ in the afternoons, such as Mandarin, French or Arabic. In some centers, we give bilingual lessons – although primarily, the native tongue of every Safari Kid kindergarten branch is English!

Our community

Our families come from nearby neighborhoods, creating a close-knit environment and strong parent partnerships. Whether we’re close to home or near the office, our center is ideal for busy working families and easy to get to – for pick-up and drop-off or to stop in for a visit.

We use fun, research-based, multi-sensory strategies to help children develop early learning skills, including Lively Letters, Open Court for phonics and literacy, Handwriting Without Tears, and Everyday Math. We use Responsive Classroom as the basis for our social and emotional learning curriculum throughout the school.

Health & Safety

Your child’s health and safety are our top priority. Our centers have strict guidelines for cleanliness and security and we’re proud to be recognized as a health-and-wellness model for child care centers by the Partnership for a Healthier America.

At Bright Horizons, we make your child’s health and safety our top priority. Our standards are the highest in the industry, meeting or exceeding all local and state guidelines.

All of our early education and preschool centers include: