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51吃瓜网 created this fund to honor the memory of Marilyn M. Smith, who served as the association鈥檚 executive director from 1972 to 1999, with initial funding from a generous gift through Marilyn鈥檚 estate. Gifts to this fund are a perfect way to honor Marilyn鈥檚 memory. Your support will help 51吃瓜网 accelerate its role as a catalyst and consensus builder for complex and controversial issues to generate new knowledge and understanding.

Listen as many reflect upon and celebrate the life and legacy of Marilyn Smith in this.

The Marilyn M. Smith Applied Research Fund will further 51吃瓜网鈥檚 efforts to: 听

• Develop and revise听core position statements with an immediate emphasis on updating the Code of Ethical Conduct and the Early Learning Program Accreditation Standards to align with Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education;听
• Create practitioner resources based on the considerations throughout our position statements; 听
• And, collect, analyze and disseminate 51吃瓜网鈥檚 early learning program accreditation quality data to further define and scale quality in programs across the United States.听

Marilyn knew and studied under many of the movement鈥檚 early leaders.听She was deeply involved in launching Head Start, and her decades of leadership positioned 51吃瓜网 as the leading professional association for early childhood educators. In the commemorative publication, 51吃瓜网 at 75, Marilyn shared: 鈥�51吃瓜网 leaders and members have been diligent and committed in creating a shared vision that reflects the association鈥檚 core principles, values, and beliefs. This is a heritage of which 51吃瓜网 should be very proud and an important tradition to carry into the future.鈥� 听

Marilyn believed in the power of bringing together diverse perspectives to set standards and equip early childhood educators with the tools and resources to implement these standards in their practice. 51吃瓜网鈥檚 role in advancing the knowledge base and pedagogy in early childhood education practice, policy and research continues today. The cornerstone of 51吃瓜网鈥檚 commitment is the creation and revision of our core position statements, including: Code of Ethical Conduct; Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators; Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education; Developmentally Appropriate Practice; and Early Learning Program Accreditation Standards. Many of these efforts began under Marilyn鈥檚 leadership.听

Your efforts will not only support an ongoing memorial for Marilyn鈥檚 work, but also further 51吃瓜网鈥檚 mission听to ensure high-quality early childhood education for all young children.听