The Week of the Young Child™ is sponsored by NAEYC to focus public attention on the needs of young children and their families. It is a time to recognize that children's opportunities are our responsibilities, and to recommit ourselves to ensuring that each and every child experiences the type of...
post updated on 4/22/14 Join us on Friday, May 2 from 4 - 6 pm and Saturday, May 3 from 10 am - 3 pm for PIC's annual Spring Plant Sale Days. Doors to the chapel next door to PIC are open to the community on Friday and Saturday to pick up Plant Sale orders made in advance or purchase from our wide...
post updated 4/16/14 After waiting several weeks for the ground to thaw, we have a date on the books to begin the final stages of our Magic Circle outdoor classroom installation. Watch on April 21st as the transformation continues! Keep an eye on the main playground as the Messy Materials and Art...
Each year, money raised by the PIC Plant Sale is used for our tuition assistance program, which helps those families at PIC who do not qualify for child care subsidies due to household income, but who cannot afford full tuition at PIC. PIC celebrates and values diversity and is committed to creating...
Working Together We Make PIC Bloom! I bought my first plants from the PIC Plant Sale many years ago when I was a novice gardener (at best). I remember not only being impressed by the wonderful variety of plants offered, but being equally impressed at how the PIC Plant Sale was such a community...
Enjoy a Saturday morning with PIC friends as we prepare for the Plant Sale and take on other center-wide projects. We will gather in the Spruce Building's Small Gym from 9:00 am - noon. Child care will be available if you sign-up in advance and snacks will be provided. Please email Operations...
Look for a sign outside your classroom showing the great items your classroom will enjoy if early learning classrooms reach 100% participation--each family and teacher makes a Plant Sale purchase or sale--or if in the After School Program families and staff meet their goal of raising $6,000. Also...
This summer, PIC will make a wonderful West Philly venue for sharing music with our neighbors! All PIC parents, staff, and alumni are invited to be involved in planning, and even performing, at this fun event. Make Music Philly 2014 will take place on June 21, 2014. Make Music Philly is a city-wide...
Post updated on 4/21/14 Unfortunately, due to the wild success of TreePhilly's tree give-aways, they are unable to come to the PIC Plant Sale. We hope to have them next year! Don't miss this year's Plant Sale Saturday on May 3 when our friends from TreePhilly join us in the chapel next to PIC from...
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...
