BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Elizabeth Boland, John
Casagrande, Stephen Dreier and Elizabeth Larcano,
signing singly, as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in- fact to:

1.execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"),
and the rules thereunder;

2.do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable
to complete and execute any amendment or amendments
thereto, and timely file such form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange
or similar authority; and

3.take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest
of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact
on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions
as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact
full power and authority to do and perform any and every
act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper
to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with
full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying
and confirming all the acts such attorney-in-fact shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of
attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The
undersigned acknowledges that each of the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, is not assuming
any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file
Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings
of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power
of Attorney to be executed as of the date set below.

Signed:     /s/ Laurel J. Richie	Date:  March 28, 2019