Ruth Y. Goldway, Docia Zavitkovsky 2010
By the way, Docia Zavitkovsky (see the clip below) was one of the first people I met in 1976 when I was organizing my run for the state assembly. She was a wonderful fighter for what is right and had a significant national impact in the area of early childhood education. We've got lots more work to do to make our city and our country a better place. Here's a pause and a thank you to all those who went before us and those worked with us before we continue on in our own ways.
Docia Zavitkovsky has passed away. Professor Zavitkovsky served as director of the school district's early childhood program for 39 years and was also the first full-time faculty member in Child Development at Santa Monica College. In her twenty years of service to the College, she was instrumental in the development of what is considered to be one of the best Early Childhood Education programs in California. Since her retirement in 1978, she has remained a valued resource not only to Santa Monica College and to the Santa Monica Child Care and Early Education Task Force but to child development and child care programs throughout the state and the nation.