Patty Smith Hill was born on March 27, 1868. She is credited with influencing the shape of early childhood education in the United States. Patty Hill emphasized the importance of children's creativity and natural instincts and created the philosophy of kindergarten. His childhood greatly influenced his views on early childhood education. Patty Hill grew up in a family-oriented household and her parents believed that children should have a happy and fulfilling childhood. Hill's parents encouraged her and her five siblings to be independent thinkers and always made sure they had plenty of opportunities to play and use their imaginations. Hill's father believed that "every girl should grow up with a profession so that she does not have to marry to have a home." This taught Patty Hill a lot about independence and influenced her beliefs about free play, creativity, and independent thinking. Patty Hill spent most of her professional life at Columbia University as a professor, director of the Horace Mann School, and teacher educator. As an early childhood advocate, Patty established an educational foundation upon which modern American kindergarten is built. She created large muscle equipment and materials for climbing and building and felt that children most needed to start working on developing these skills at a young age. Patty Hill founded the National Association for the Education of Young Children. NAEYC is a nonprofit association in the United States that represents early childhood teachers, paraeducators, center directors, trainers, university educators, families of young children, policy makers and defenders. The main goal of this organization is to improve the well-being of young children,...... middle of paper ......s intended for use as a classroom greeting. It was first published in 1893 under the title "Hello, Everyone." The lyrics were changed in 1924 to include the beginning of the widely used "Happy Birthday". In 1988, the rights to the song were sold to Warner Communications for approximately $25 million. The “Happy Birthday Song” is one of the three most popular songs in the English language. The song is expected to enter the public domain when the copyright expires in 2030. Mildred and Patty Hill were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June 1996. Throughout her retirement years, Patty Hill continued his involvement at Teachers College through seminars and visiting interests. in international affairs. She worked for the education of young children around the world for the rest of her life and is one of the most respected children's advocates to this day..