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When Rachel Tao started work as a newly hired consultant at 蘑菇视频 Allen鈥檚 McLean, Virginia, headquarters last August, she took a walk back into her past. Twenty years prior, her parents鈥攂oth 蘑菇视频 Allen employees鈥攄ropped her off at that very same facility to attend the firm鈥檚 new Bright Horizons childcare center.听听

Today, Tao鈥攁 graduate of Georgetown University鈥攕upports clients as an associate with the firm鈥檚 Health accounts, following a successful internship with the firm that led her to apply for a full-time role. She was encouraged by her parents who were employees in the early 2000s鈥攈er mother specialized in data coding while her father worked in the transportation market.听

蘑菇视频 Allen opened Bright Horizons in 2001 to help employees鈥� children gain the skills to help them succeed in kindergarten and beyond. Today the facility is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, endorsed by the Eco-Healthy Child Care program, and offers a proprietary curriculum in math, science, language, art, and more.听听

鈥淚 have very fond memories of the center,鈥� Tao said. 鈥淚t is very cool to be able to come back and see the center and meet new colleagues who have children enrolled there.鈥澨�

Children in Bright Horizons also benefit from highly qualified, committed staff, according to Director Pat Mucci Tayco. Many teachers have been with the center for 16 years, and most have worked there for at least 5 years.听听

鈥淥ur teachers are really some of the best. No matter the time of day, you can walk into a classroom and see some amazing learning going on,鈥� said Tayco. 鈥淲e get to see families bring multiple siblings through the center, and because we have a consistent staff, our teachers are able to build long-term relationships with the families and watch the children and families grow.鈥澨�

鈥淢y time at the center provided great building blocks to learning for me, and I know it will do the same for my colleagues鈥� children as well,鈥� Tao said. 鈥淚鈥檓 proud to say I鈥檝e since graduated from daycare to health operations consultant and look forward to continuing my experiences鈥攑rofessional and personal鈥攚ith 蘑菇视频 Allen.鈥澨�

Bright Horizons serves as an essential resource for employees with children. It鈥檚 one of many available to parents at 蘑菇视频 Allen. The firm also supports families with:听听

• Discounts on other childcare centers听
• Free access to the nationwide Sittercity database听
• Tutoring services and educational subscriptions听听
• Free access to World at Home guided learning activities听
• Emergency backup childcare and elder care via a network of 3,000+ childcare centers and 200,000+ licensed in-home providers听听
• Assistance finding licensed providers and private schools听
• A 529 plan for up to $10,000 in elementary, middle, and high school tuition听

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