UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 25, 2014

BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 673-8000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

On March 25, 2014, Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Barclays Capital Inc. (the “Underwriters”) and the selling stockholders listed on Schedule II thereto (the “Selling Stockholders”), relating to the underwritten offering (the “Offering”) of up to 8,050,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), including 1,050,000 shares that may be purchased from the Selling Stockholders pursuant to the Underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares at a purchase price to be paid by the Underwriters of $36.32207 per share. All of the Shares are being sold by the Selling Stockholders.

The Offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. The Company has filed a registration statement relating to these securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2014 (Registration No. 333-194790) (the “Registration Statement”) which became effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The closing of the Offering is expected to take place on or about March 28, 2014 subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Ropes & Gray LLP, counsel to the Company, has issued an opinion to the Company, dated March 27, 2014, regarding the Shares to be sold in the Offering. A copy of the opinion is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Certain information relating to Part II, Item 14 “Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution” of the Registration Statement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 27, 2014