2025 Modern Family Index: New Bright Horizons Research

What skills do parents want most for their children’s future?

In the age of AI, new research conducted by the Harris Poll for Bright Horizons shows human competencies in a virtual tie with some STEM skills for the top spot. Responses to the latest Modern Family Index illustrate distinct parental desires for early education, with creativity and confidence-building considered just as important in their children’s classrooms as learning the alphabet. The takeaway is a generation of parents who see preschool and early learning as a foundation for more than just being ready for kindergarten — but for success in life, too.

Resources for Your Family

School readiness: what really matters

Learn all you need to know about school readiness to help your child succeed in their transition from a child care setting into their new school, from the importance of play to social-emotional development.

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What does school readiness look like at Bright Horizons?

Watch Rachel explain how Bright Horizons prepares children to not only be a good learner, but to also love the process of learning.

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Reimagining School Readiness – Teach. Play. Love. Episode 66

In this episode of Teach, Play, Love, our hosts & education experts, Rachel Robertson and Claire Goss, redefine school readiness and what you can do at home to support your child’s school readiness skills.

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