Back vs Bloomily

Family care emergencies can disrupt your whole day. Bright Horizons Back-Up Care™, a benefit available to you if offered by your employer, can give you peace of mind, providing replacement care when regular arrangements fall through. Now the program is in the palm of your hand! As a user of Bright Horizons Back-Up Care, you can conveniently schedule care right from your mobile device with the Back-Up Care app. Whether your regular caregiver calls in sick, your child has a school holiday, or you’re transitioning back to work from parental leave, the Back-Up Care app is your easy, time-saving solution to managing family care challenges while on the go. You can use the Back-Up Care app to: • Sign up for your benefit (to get started, you just need your employer’s username and password) • Submit a new request for back-up care • Request previously used caregivers • View details of existing reservations • Receive notifications when reservations are confirmed • Quickly create new reservations by copying past reservations • Find nearby centers and view each location on a map • Add confirmed reservations to your device’s calendar • Get details about your benefit offering *Please note: Your employer must participate in Bright Horizons Back-Up Care in order to use this app. Not all employers who participate allow the use of this app. Please contact your human resources department for information on benefit availability.

Bloomily keeps you connected to your child's program — a drop-in play center, a preschool, a camp, or an after-school club. WHAT YOU CAN DO Check in and out - Check your child in when you arrive, and out when you collect - Location verification for secure drop-off and pickup - Digital signature capture - See your visit and attendance history Book and pay - Book a visit or a place, and see what it costs before you confirm - Save a card once - Every invoice and receipt in the same place you booked People and pickup - Keep your pickup people and their codes up to date - Your own check-in code, ready at the front desk Messages - Message the office directly - Get notified the moment your child is checked in or out WHERE YOUR PROGRAM OFFERS THEM - Daily reports with meals, naps and activities - Photos from your child's day - Event reminders, and forms to read and sign - Absence reporting MORE THAN ONE CHILD, MORE THAN ONE PROGRAM - One account for every child - Switch between children, and between the programs they attend To get started, scan the code at your center or type it into the app.