Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  BOLAND ELIZABETH J
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/24/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. [BFAM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC, 200 TALCOTT AVENUE SOUTH		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WATERTOWN, MA 02472		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 118,851
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option to Purchase Common Stock   (1) 09/02/2018 Common Stock 111,745 $ 14.54 D  
Option to Purchase Common Stock   (1) 09/02/2018 Common Stock 14,501 $ 12 D  
Option to Purchase Common Stock   (2) 04/01/2021 Common Stock 16,999 $ 14.54 D  
Option to Purchase Common Stock   (2) 04/01/2021 Common Stock 2,206 $ 12 D  
Option to Purchase Common Stock 04/04/2012 04/04/2022 Common Stock 22,806 $ 14.54 D  
Option to Purchase Common Stock 04/04/2012 04/04/2022 Common Stock 2,959 $ 12 D  
Option to Purchase Common Stock   (3) 05/02/2022 Common Stock 17,421 $ 14.54 D  
Option to Purchase Common Stock   (3) 05/02/2022 Common Stock 2,260 $ 12 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BOLAND ELIZABETH J
C/O BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC
200 TALCOTT AVENUE SOUTH
WATERTOWN, MA 02472		       Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

/s/ John Casagrande, attorney-in-fact for Elizabeth Boland 01/24/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The option to purchase 111,745 shares of common stock is vested as to 89,396 shares and the option to purchase 14,501 shares of common stock is vested as to 11,600 shares. The remaining portion of each option award is eligible to vest and become exercisable on May 28, 2013.
(2) The option to purchase 16,999 shares of common stock is vested as to 11,331 shares and the option to purchase 2,206 shares of common stock is vested as to 1,470 shares. The remaining portion of each option award is eligible to vest and become exercisable on January 1, 2014.
(3) The option is eligible to vest as to 40% of the underlying shares on May 2, 2014 and thereafter, as to the remaining 60% of underlying shares, in three equal annual installments beginning on May 2, 2015.
 
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