The Smith College Campus School is an independent school enrolling some 275 children from kindergarten to grade six. In 1926, Smith College President William Allan Neilson established both The Smith College Nursery School and The Smith College Day School. These laboratory schools were established to serve as a learning environment for Smith students in education and psychology. The Day School became the Smith College Campus School, and it continues to give Smith students an opportunity to gain practical experience in working with students, teachers and the curriculum.