The Washington University Nursery School was founded in 1947 as a cooperative venture of faculty and the University. The primary purpose of the nursery school is to provide the highest quality preschool program for children 2 to 5 years of age.
Children come from a variety of countries, cultures, and economic backgrounds.
The school maintains the high standards of the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the Association for Childhood Education International. It is licensed by the State of Missouri and fully accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs and the Missouri Board of Voluntary Accreditation of Early Childhood Programs. The nursery school serves as a site for research in child development and early childhood teacher training. University students participate in a teaching practicum, which is supervised by classroom teachers and the nursery school s director. In addition to providing opportunities for children to grow and develop, we support our parents, the children s first and most influential teachers.