Parents Say the Village is Vanishing — New Research Confirms

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The long‑held notion that “it takes a village” to raise a family feels increasingly out of reach for today's working parents and was the focus of the first wave of research in the 2026 Modern Family Index (MFI) research study, commissioned by Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BFAM) and conducted by The Harris Poll. The new research reveals that the village has all but vanished for many working parents, with 81% reporting the “village” of people that p.