Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BEKENSTEIN JOSHUA
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. [BFAM] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS, LLC, 200 CLARENDON STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/21/2016
(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02116		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/21/2016   J(3)   265,528 (3) D $ 0 14,243,310 I See Footnotes (1) (2)
Common Stock 11/21/2016   G(4)   49,875 D $ 0 2,000 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BEKENSTEIN JOSHUA
C/O BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS, LLC
200 CLARENDON STREET
BOSTON, MA 02116		   X   X    

Signatures

 /s/ Joshua Bekenstein   11/23/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents shares of Common Stock held directly by Bain Capital Fund X, L.P., BCIP Associates III, LLC, BCIP Associates III-B, LLC, BCIP T Associates III, LLC, BCIP T Associates III-B, LLC and BCIP Associates- G (collectively, the "Bain Capital Entities").
(2) The governance, investment strategy and decision-making process with respect to investments held by the Bain Capital Entities is directed by the Global Private Equity Board ("GPEB") of Bain Capital Investors, LLC ("BCI"). Joshua Bekenstein is a member of GPEB and a Managing Director of BCI. By virtue of the relationships described in these footnotes, Mr. Bekenstein may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Bain Capital Entities. Mr. Bekenstein disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3) On November 21, 2016 certain of the Bain Capital Entities distributed 265,528 shares of Common Stock to one or more members or partners of the Bain Capital Entities, including 49,875 shares of Common Stock to Mr. Bekenstein in connection with certain charitable gifts made by such members or partners or their direct or indirect owners, including Mr. Bekenstein, on November 21, 2016.
(4) Mr. Bekenstein made a charitable gift of all 49,875 shares of Common Stock that he received in connection with the distribution described in footnote 3 above.

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