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Learn about upcoming events, program-related reminders, and other exciting things happening at PIC!

This is a reminder for our After School Families that Wednesday, Feb 5th is the next school holiday. If you need it, please sign up your child for our full-day care by FRIDAY, January 31 to help us plan for staffing! For the remaining half-days this month (2/12, 13 and 14), if your child normally...
Starting in February, PIC families will soon have the added convenience of paying their tuition online with a credit card! It's simple and secure. Next month, when your tuition invoice arrives in your inbox, you will see a "Click to Pay" link, which will allow you to make a secure online payment...
The Roadrunners preschool classroom recently attended the launch of the Pre-K for PA advocacy campaign. They went to this meeting to deliver letters that tell how important PIC is to them. The Roadrunners have been talking in their classroom about the many people who are working together to create...
The Parent Involvement Committee is looking for hosts for this year’s round of Community Potluck Dinners to be held on Sunday, March 2 from 4:30 to 7:00 pm. These potlucks, held in the homes of PIC families, are one of the Center's popular community builders. They are open to adults and children and...
Philadelphia’s Kindergarten Registration for the 2014-2015 school year will run from January 21 through May 30. If your child will be five years old by September 1, you can register for the fall. If you wish to enroll your child in a kindergarten other than at your neighborhood school, you must...
In honor of the MLK Day of Service, classrooms at PIC will collect donations for the Schuylkill Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic. The injured and orphaned animals are in need of: paper towels, laundry detergent, Clorox bleach, canned dog or cat food (no gravy) with meat listed as the first ingredient...
We are thrilled to be participating in an exciting new project being launched by our friends at the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children (DVAEYC). A Children and Nature Study Group will kick off next week and over 30 early childhood education professionals are expected to...
Do you like plants? Interested in herbs? Fascinated by flowers? Consider joining the 2014 event committee and help plan this annual fundraiser-- where 100% of event revenue supports PIC's tuition assistance program. All are welcome to attend this first meeting, which will be held Janauary 28 at 5:00...
In preparation of our biannual Keystone STARS validation visit this month, PIC teachers have made some exciting changes to their classrooms. Keystone STARS is a state-funded quality assurance program for child care centers throughout Pennsylvania. The program assigns stars based on increasingly...
As you get ready to prepare your 2013 Income Taxes, PIC will soon be sending out a Tax Statement to all families via email for your tax preparation. If you don’t receive it by the end of January, please contact Accounts Manager Safia Abdullah via email or stop by her office on the ground level of...