Bing Nursery celebrates 60 years of research

Since Bing Nursery School opened on Stanford campus 60 years ago, its mission has been “to serve as a joyful, engaging environment for children while advancing the scientific understanding of human development,” Director Jennifer Winters said in her opening remarks during a Saturday event celebrating the nursery’s anniversary. 

That scientific understanding comes in the form of roughly 22 research studies conducted at the nursery every year. These have included Walter Mischel’s “marshmallow...