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| DELAWARE                                                      | 80-0188269 |
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| Item  15. | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules |

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| (a) The following documents are filed as part of this report: |   |
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| 1.                                                            |   | Financial statements: All financial statements are included in Part II, Item 8 of this report. |   |
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| 2.                                                            |   | Financial statement schedules: All other financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not required or are not applicable, or the required information is provided in the consolidated financial statements or notes described in Item 15(a)(1) above. |   |
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| 3.                                                            |   | Exhibits: |   |

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| 2.1*           |   | Share Sale and Purchase Agreement among Lydian Capital Partners LP and Others and BHFS Two Limited, dated May 10, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1,  File No. 333-184579, as amended on November 9, 2012) |   |
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| 2.2*           |   | Share Purchase Agreement among Lloyds Development Capital (Holdings) Limited and Others, BHFS Two Limited and Kidsunlimited Group Limited, dated April 10, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 11, 2013) |   |
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| 3.1*           |   | Form of Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed  October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 3.2*           |   | Form of Restated By-laws of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 4.1*           |   | Form of Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement among Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc., Bright Horizons Capital Corp., Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, and certain stockholders of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, as amended on January 14, 2013) |   |
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| 4.2*           |   | Indenture for the 13.0% Senior Notes due 2018 between Bright Horizons Capital Corp. and Wilmington Trust Company as Trustee, dated May 28, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 4.3*           |   | Indenture for the 11.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2018 between Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC (f/k/a Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.) and Wilmington Trust Company as Trustee, dated May 28, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1,  File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 4.4*           |   | Initial Supplemental Indenture among Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC (f/k/a Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.), Bright Horizons Capital Corp., the Guarantors named therein, and Wilmington Trust Company as Trustee, dated May 28, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.1*          |   | Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (f/k/a Bright Horizons Solutions Corp.) 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1,  File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.2*          |   | Amendment to Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1(1) to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, as amended on  January 14, 2013) |   |
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| 10.3*          |   | Credit Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2013, among Borrower, Holdings, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Barclays Bank PLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, and certain other lenders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 4, 2013) |   |
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| 10.4*          |   | Form of Non-Statutory Time-Based Option Award under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.5*          |   | Form of Non-Statutory Performance-Based Option Award under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed  October 24, 2012) |   |

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| 10.6*  |   | Form of Non-Statutory Continuation Option Award under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.7*  |   | Management Agreement among Bright Horizons Solutions Corp., Bright Horizons Capital Corp., Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC and Bain Capital Partners, LLC dated May 28, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.8*  |   | Form of Director Stock Option Award under 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(1) to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, as amended on November 9, 2012) |   |
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| 10.9*  |   | Form of Employee Stock Option Award under 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(2) to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, as amended on November 9, 2012) |   |
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| 10.10* |   | Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 26, 2013) |   |
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| 10.11* |   | Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. Annual Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, as amended on November 9, 2012) |   |
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| 10.12* |   | Form of Amended and Restated Severance Agreement between Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC and David Lissy, Chief Executive Officer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.13* |   | Form of Amended and Restated Severance Agreement between Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC and Mary Ann Tocio, President and Chief Operating Officer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.14* |   | Form of Amended and Restated Severance Agreement between Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC and Elizabeth Boland, Chief Financial Officer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.15* |   | Form of Amended and Restated Severance Agreement between Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC and Linda Mason, Chairman of the Board of Directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.16* |   | Deferred Grant Agreement between Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC (f/k/a Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.) and David Lissy, dated May 29, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.17* |   | Deferred Grant Agreement between Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC (f/k/a Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.) and Mary Ann Tocio, dated May 29, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.18* |   | Deferred Grant Agreement between Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC (f/k/a Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.) and Elizabeth Boland, dated May 29, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.19* |   | Deferred Grant Agreement between Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC (f/k/a Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.) and Linda Mason, dated May 29, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.20* |   | Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.21* |   | Form of Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement among Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc., Bright Horizons Capital Corp., Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, and the investors named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed  October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.22* |   | Credit and Guaranty Agreement among Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, as successor in interest to Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc., and certain of its subsidiaries, Bright Horizons Capital Corp., Goldman Sachs Credit Partners, L.P., as Syndication Agent, General Electric Capital Corporation, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and the Lenders from time to time party thereto, dated May 28, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.23*   |   | Amendment No. 1 to Credit and Guaranty Agreement among Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, Bright Horizons Capital Corp., and the Lenders party thereto, dated July 14, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.24*   |   | Amendment No. 2 to Credit and Guaranty Agreement among Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, Bright Horizons Capital Corp., and the Lenders party thereto, dated May 23, 2012 (incorporated by reference to  Exhibit 10.20 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.25*   |   | Joinder Agreement by and among Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, Bright Horizons Capital Corp., the Guarantors defined therein, and General Electric Capital Corporation, dated May 23, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.26*   |   | Amended and Restated Lease between the President and Fellows of Harvard College and Bright Horizons Children’s Centers, LLC, dated December 1, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.27*   |   | Assignment and Assumption of Lease and Novation Agreement among the President and Fellows of Harvard College, Enterprise Mobile, Inc. and Bright Horizons Children’s Centers LLC, dated June 15, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.28*   |   | First Amendment to Amended and Restated Lease between the President and Fellows of Harvard College and Bright Horizons Children’s Centers LLC, dated July 25, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 10.29*   |   | Second Amendment to Amended and Restated lease between the President and Fellows of Harvard College and Bright Horizons Children’s Centers LLC, dated September 30, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-184579, filed October 24, 2012) |   |
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| 21.1*    |   | Subsidiaries of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. |   |
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| 23.1*    |   | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Deloitte & Touche LLP |   |
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| 31.1     |   | Certification pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 by Chief Executive Officer |   |
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| 31.2     |   | Certification pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 by Chief Financial Officer |   |
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| 32.1*    |   | Certification of periodic financial report pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 |   |
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| 32.2*    |   | Certification of periodic financial report pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 |   |
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| 101.INS* |   | XBRL Instance Document |   |
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| 101.SCH* |   | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |   |
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| 101.CAL* |   | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |   |
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| 101.DEF* |   | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |   |
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| 101.LAB* |   | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |   |
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| 101.PRE* |   | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |   |

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| Date:  October 29, 2014 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. |
|                    | By: |  /s/ David Lissy  |
|                    | Name: | David Lissy |
|                    | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |