Current Parent Information

The Bing Nursery School Family Handbook provides information on a wide range of guidelines and procedures for the classrooms and schoolwide. The handbook includes information regarding health and safety guidelines, arrival and departure expectations, snack and food allergy considerations, classroom guidelines, communication with the school, and tuition and fees. It is an important resource for family members who want to know more about school expectations, policies, and practices.

Family Handbook

The Bing Nursery School Curriculum Statement...

The Bing Nursery School Curriculum Statement

This document describes the approach to guidance and discipline of children taken at Bing. (ADD)

Guidance and Discipline Policy

Teachers gather information about children's interests, competencies, knowledge, and theories during meaningful, everyday classroom activities. A description of the approach to assessment is provided in the Plan for Authentic Assessment document.

All of the emails you have provided to Bing will be automatically added to our mailing list that sends out information regarding announcements, events, and closures. These emails are typically sent every Friday (the Friday Bing Bulletin) from "Bing Nursery School Announcements" (bingparents [at] lists.stanford.edu (bingparents[at]lists[dot]stanford[dot]edu)). We may occasionally send out emails at other times throughout the year. If you would like to make changes to your email contact info, please contact us at bingschool [at] stanford.edu (bingschool[at]stanford[dot]edu) so that we may update your contact info.

All Bing parents are automatically enrolled in our alert system (OneCallNow) which will send email, text, and voice messages in case of an emergency. It is important that you keep your email and contact info up to date so that any important information reaches you in a timely fashion. If you make changes to your email or phone information, please contact us at bingschool [at] stanford.edu (bingschool[at]stanford[dot]edu) so that we may update the information in our emergency system.

Bing classrooms are nut-free. This document provides information about nut allergies and foods to avoid bringing to the classroom due to peanut and tree nut allergies. 

Peanut Allergy Notice

While being outside and keeping windows open is recommended to reduce virus transmission, following these guidelines becomes problematic in the event of poor air quality. When the outdoor air quality degrades enough to be unsafe, the need to protect our lungs by coming inside and limiting outdoor air flow directly conflicts with the COVID-19 guidelines for ventilation and physical distancing. The school will take the following actions to protect the health and safety of children and staff.

When the U.S. Air Quality Index (AQI) reaches 100, at the threshold of being considered “unhealthy for sensitive groups,” we will begin monitoring conditions and use the indoor environment in small groups with the air conditioning and filtering system. Doors and windows need to remain open to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. We will also keep minimally using the outdoors.

When the AQI reaches 120, we will ask parents to assess their child's health situation. Parents can then decide whether it is advisable to pick up their children or refrain from coming to school due to existing conditions (asthma, etc.) that make them more vulnerable.

When the AQI reaches 150 and over, a level considered “unhealthy” for everyone, we will close the school, and send a "One-Call Now " notice to inform parents. Children will need to be picked up at that time. If the AQI is at 150 before school opens, it will remain closed for the day.

Parents are most attuned to their children and knowledgeable about their children’s health and sensitivities. We recognize that parents may make individual decisions to keep their child at home due to air quality. Information about the U.S. Air Quality Index for the Bing Nursery School vicinity can be found at the AirNow website. 

For Bing internal use and security purposes, Bing Nursery School collects photos (passport size style) of parent/guardians, and additional caregivers authorized to pick up your child (up to 4 additional adults) to add to our internal database.

Please email us at bingschool [at] stanford.edu (bingschool[at]stanford[dot]edu) an individual headshot (passport size style) for each authorized adult (portrait orientation), and include name, relationship to child, phone number, your child’s name and classroom. (Please do not send family photos, only individual photos. Thank you.) The information you provide must match the info you have provided on your child's Emergency Card – your Emergency Card is the authoritative document.

If any changes occur in the future, please update your info by (a) updating your child's Emergency Card in your classroom, and (b) emailing bingschool [at] stanford.edu (bingschool[at]stanford[dot]edu )any updated parents/caregiver photos and contact information.

The school is secured by a code. You will receive this code during parent orientation or your gradual entry day. The code is available to authorized caregivers at the front office.

Enrollment Checklist for New Children

1. Contract
2. Emergency Form
3. Payment
4. Check for summer
5. Check for fall reservation (if attending)
6. Extended Care Contract (to extend hours at Bing)
7. Stanford Liability Waiver
8. Admission and Enrollment Agreement
9. Research/Photo/Trip Consent Form
10. Parent Communication Resources/Policies
11. Child Care Center Parents’ Rights
12. Personal Rights Child Care Facilities
13. Consent for Emergency Medical Treatment
14. Child’s Health History-Parent’s Report
15. Physician’s Report w/Immunizations
16. Parent Consent for administration of medications (if necessary)
17. Food Allergy Action Plan (if necessary)

For the most up to date tuition rates, please see our Program Offerings and Tuition page. 

This folder includes forms required for enrollment by the Santa Clara County Child Care Licensing Program for Santa Clara County.

Licensing Forms