PIC offers tuition assistance to families who need help meeting tuition payments. Any family is welcome to apply, with preference given to those families whose income is less than 300% of federal poverty guidelines ($70,650 for a family of 4). Learn more about tuition assistance at PIC. Download an...
Following a Path to Emergence Submitted by Roadrunner Assistant Teacher Angel Brice Who's the teacher here? The Roadrunners have not engaged in any of the activities we have prepared for them this morning. Instead they are beating on drums and tambourines, singing, running, and dancing! As a teacher...
Pretend Play is Serious Business! PIC is known for encouraging children to learn through play. In the Caterpillar infant/toddler room, the children learn through pretend play every day. Pretend play requires children to use their imaginations. Through pretend play children develop essential social...
What Will They Come Up with Next? Submitted by Eagles Lead Teacher Carolanne Mitchell The Hawks and Eagles’ Nature is Awesome! Club was started last year with the intention of getting kids outside and connecting them with nature on a regular basis. We are fortunate to be in an area with lots of...
Preparing a Toddler for a New Sibling A new baby brings big changes to a family. Parents of young toddlers will need to do a lot of preparation before the baby comes and their attention becomes consumed by the newborn’s needs. Understand that c hange can be difficult for older siblings. They may...
Last Friday and Saturday, PIC staff attended the annual conference of the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children, which this year focused on nature-based learning . Many workshops highlighted best practices in environmental education to help promote active nature exploration...
Did you know that you can earn PPP by selling plants? Every family is encouraged to try to sell $100 worth of plants. It's not as hard as it might sound being that gardeners are planning for spring and Plant Sale weekend is a week before Mother's Day. For every $20 over $100 you will earn 1 hour of...
We are looking for someone to assemble two child size picnic tables for the main playground. We also need someone to sand the large spool that is sitting on the blacktop. Mutually agreeable time will be arranged. To get involved email Operations Manager Alison Williams.
As a follow-up to the Kindergarten Interest Survey sent awhile ago to all families, a discussion meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 3 from 5:00 - 6:00 pm in the Small Gym (Spruce Building). This meeting is to both further explore the possibility of PIC starting a Kindergarten classroom at some...
