Required Documents

  • Valid business license
  • W-9 most current version, signed in the current year https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-w-9
  • Certificate of Insurance (COI): Your insurance certificate should name Bright Horizons as both Additional Insured and Certificate Holder and show at least $1M in liability and physical/sexual abuse coverage.
  • Workers Compensation Certificate (if on a separate policy)

Information on our Background Screening Requirements

  • Scope of Screening
    • Social Security Number trace which identifies all addresses and aliases associated with the caregiver for last 7 years.
    • State/County, Federal and National criminal history search for felony and misdemeanor criminal convictions in all locations where the employee has resided, been employed, or attended school in the past 7 years.
    • Search of U.S. Office of Foreign Assists Control Specially Designated National or export denial lists (OFAC).
    • Sex Offender Registries – check national and all state sex offender registries in the states in which the employee has resided or worked.
  • Other Notes:
    • Perform screening for each caregiver at least once every 36 months
    • Provide Bright Horizons with dates of completion of each background check
  • Background Screening Vendor must be accredited by the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA). https://thepbsa.org/