Bing Nursery School is a program within the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. Its mission is to promote understanding of child development and improve the lives of young children. The school works toward this mission in four ways: 1) providing a laboratory setting for research in child development; 2) teaching undergraduate students through seminars, observations, and hands-on experiences in the classroom; 3) providing children and families with an exemplary program of play-based, child-centered education; and 4) engaging parents and educators to promote best practice in early childhood education.