How the Program Works

MMC Benefits Handbook

Bright Horizons Family Solutions includes two programs, Back-Up Care and Enhanced Family Supports.

Bright Horizons Back-Up Care offers temporary back-up care services to assist working families in coordinating alternative care arrangements for a child or adult/elder. Typically, the program is available to provide care for a family member so you can meet your work obligations.

You have access to 15 days of back-up care per calendar year for the following programs – and all services are available nationally:

Center-based child care

In-home child care

In-home mildly ill child care

In-home adult/elder care

For example, you can use back-up care when:

Your regular caregiver or stay-at-home spouse is unavailable

You are transitioning between child or adult/elder care arrangements

Your child's regular center or school is closed

Your adult/elder relative is ill or needs temporary assistance

Your child is mildly ill at home

You must register before using the service – either with a consultant or through the online process. Reservations for care are required and can be placed 90 days in advance and up to the day care is needed.

To register for back-up care, reserve care and for additional information:

Visit clients.brighthorizons.com/mmc and click Join Today

Call +1 877 BH CARES (+1 877 242 2737) – consultants are available 24/7 to assist you

If using the mobile app, use Employer Username: MMCo and Employer Password: 4Backup

Bright Horizons Enhanced Family Supports provides you with resources to help you secure your own regular, ongoing family care, education and enrichment activities, including:

Preferred Enrollment at select Bright Horizons child care centers

Discounted tuition for full-time care at select partner centers in the Bright Horizons child care network

Online, self-serve, and self-pay resources to search for and connect with:

Babysitters and nannies for regular and weekend care (including children with special needs), caregivers to support remote learning or learning pods and adult and elder companion caregivers — available through Sittercity

Pet sitters, dog walkers, groomers, and more — available through Sittercity

Elder care resources, planning, and referrals — available through Years Ahead

Tutoring, test prep, and homework help — available through Varsity Tutors, Revolution Prep and Sylvan Learning

Housekeepers — available through Sittercity

Nanny Placement services — available through Jovie (formerly College Nannies)

Find before & after school care – available through Right At School

Enrichment classes for children of all ages – available through Baby Sparks, Role Models, Little Passports, Code Spark, Code Ninjas and MarcoPolo

Access summer day camp with exclusive discounts – available through Steve & Kate's Camp

Parenting supports for pregnancy, leaves and early parenting through the Parental Leave Toolkit and Naps

To register for Enhanced Family supports visit clients.brighthorizons.com/mmc and click Join Today (if you are already registered for Back-Up Care, you can use the same personal login credentials). From the home page, scroll down to Marketplace Discounts and select the program(s) that best meet your needs. You will need to register with each program support offering separately.