Bright Horizons Foundation for Children
Bright Spaces are safe, welcoming and relaxing environments for children and families experiencing trauma and adversity.
Bright Spaces: A programme of the Bright Horizons Foundation for Children
The purpose of the Bright Horizons Foundation for Children is to help children and families experiencing crisis and adversity in the UK. We do this by creating Bright Spaces;safe, welcoming and engaging environments in domestic abuse refuges, police child protection suites, hospitals, hospices and prison visiting areas.
The Bright Horizons Foundation for Children is a registered charity, and its Bright Spaces are generously funded and created by Bright Horizons and its community ofsupporters who include Bright Horizons’ colleagues, nursery and back-up care families, corporate partners, and other trusts and foundations. With more than 120 BrightSpaces in England and Scotland, together we make a difference to thousands of children every year.
When faced with distressing life events, children are at risk of developing trauma; one in three children in the UK will experience trauma by the age of 18. Our Bright Spaces aretrauma-informed environments, designed with five evidence-based intervention principles in mind, to promote as sense of:
- Safety
- Calm
- Self- and community efficacy
- Connectedness
- Hope
Each Bright Space contains adjustable lighting, comfortable furniture, soft furnishings and connections to nature; resources to support self-regulation and a wide range ofbooks, toys, games, and art and craft materials for children to choose from. They are designed to be welcoming places in which children and families receive specialistsupport, build healthy relationships and develop resilience.
What's New
What’s New is your hub for the latest updates, stories, and highlights from the Bright Spaces® programme.
Explore inspiring new projects, recent openings, volunteer activities, and the meaningful impact the Bright Horizons Foundation is making in communities across the UK. Dive in to discover what’s happening now.
Our Impact
Our purpose is to make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work by supporting vulnerable children and families.
Through our Bright Spaces® initiatives, we create safe, nurturing environments that help children heal, grow, and thrive.
Children in crisis need our help. Bright Spaces provide these children with a safe place to play, learn, have fun and build positive relationships.
Latest blogs
Nursery Manager Completes Thames Moonlight Charity Walk
Columbus Courtyard Nursery Manager Completes Thames Moonlight Charity Walk, Raising £646 for Bright Space at a central London hospital.
The Chopper Challenge for The Bright Horizons Foundation for Children
Bright Horizons Foundation for Children launched the “100 Mile Chopper Challenge,” a fantastically nostalgic fundraising event inspired by the iconic Raleigh Chopper bicycles of the 1970s.