The Bright Horizons Foundation for Children Celebrates New Bright Space at Tufts Medical Center NICU

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November 4, 2025 – The Bright Horizons Foundation for Children recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of a new Bright Space at the Tufts Medical Center NICU in Boston, MA. 

The idea for the Bright Space came to Terri Hernandez, Regional Manager at Bright Horizons and Jennifer Yarbrough, Client Relations Director at Bright Horizons after learning that Tufts Center Director Amanda had a newborn staying at Tufts Children's Hospital for several months. Moved by her experience, Terri and Jennifer reached out to the Foundation to explore ways to support NICU families in Amanda’s honor.

Sponsored by the Foundation and supported through fundraising from local Bright Horizons centers in the Boston area, the new Bright Space will serve as a family gathering room and will allow families to have a restful place to connect and share meals when they come to visit children who are staying in the NICU. 

Bright Spaces is the signature program of the Bright Horizons Foundation for Children, created in partnership with non-profits to provide safe, cheerful, and engaging environments for children in crisis. To date, the Foundation has established more than 300 Bright Spaces across the United States.

To learn more about Bright Spaces, visit here.