University of Minnesota. Institute of Child Development

The Institute of Child Development was established at the University of Minnesota in 1925. Then known as the Institute of Child Welfare, its mission was to study and gain knowledge about the development of the normal child and disseminate information regarding childcare to parents. One year after its founding, the Institute became a department in the graduate school offering the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. Programs offered by the Institute include counseling services begun in 1933, an undergraduate degree in child psychology established in 1955 and since 1925, the Institute has been home to a laboratory nursery school that provides model training experiences for teachers of young children.

From the guide to the Institute of Child Development records, 1964-1991, (University of Minnesota Libraries. University Archives [uarc])