Founded in 1966, the Bing Nursery School began as a research laboratory where Stanford students could observe and learn first-hand about child development. The university still offers classes every quarter through the psychology department
The community is devoted to learning more about childhood development. To achieve this, Stanford faculty and students have worked to create a state-of-the-art nursery school to not only provide an outstanding early education for children, but to also provide a research facility. Classes taught at Stanford that take place at the school are:
- Psychology 146: Observation of Children
- Psychology 147: Development in Early Childhood
- Psychology 60A: The Laboratory Section of the Course in Developmental Psychology
- Human Biology 3Y: Practicum in Young Child and Family Development
Students from Bing Nursery School are often participants in several experiments conducted by Stanford researchers. Most notably, young children were participants in Professor Albert Bandura's "Bobo doll" studies in 1961, which produced startling results about the effect of televised violence on children.
Students, parents and the neighboring community can stay updated on Bing news through The Bing Times. Editors include current research, curriculum projects and school events that reflect the larger goals of university perspective.