Families may sign up to have PIC childcare during ArtStart. There will be sign-up lists at your classrooms beginning today until all spaces are filled. Alumni siblings may also be signed up for child care. Child care is $10/child or $15/family, and the charge will be applied to your monthly bill...
On October 17, from 6 - 8 pm, we celebrate creativity and community at ArtStart, PIC's biggest fundraising event. Come for a Night under the Stars and support tuition assistance at PIC. Buy your tickets today! What is ArtStart? A fun party for grownups on the PIC blacktop with food and drinks. A...
a monthly message from Jamila Carter The air feels electric in September as children, families, and teachers gear up for the new school year. At PIC, we are excited to welcome new families while watching our oldest learners transition to kindergarten, making room for children to move into new...
FUNDING FOR LITTLE FREE LIBRARY! PIC has won an award from the Philadelphia Activities Fund to keep our Little Free Library stocked with new books for families and children. Our Magic Circle Nature Playground (right next door to the Little Free Library) is open to families in our community in the...
Last Wednesday, PIC families gathered on the blacktop for some watermelon slices and a chance to mingle outside of the normally hectic times of drop-off and pick-up. What a refreshing way to end the day!
PIC Early Learning and After School classrooms kick off the school year by hosting evening informational meetings and potlucks with their families from 5:30 - 7 pm.* Families will gather in their child's classroom for a brief (adult-only) meeting with the teaching team to learn about classroom...
We want to thank everyone who came out to our "Spoil-your-Supper" Ice Cream Social. There were children and grownups alike who enjoyed a sweet treat on the black top at the end of the day. This is the second of our summer socials and we are so appreciative for the opportunity to build community...
a monthly message from Jamila Carter As I begin my tenure as the new Executive Director of this wonderful community, I am brimming with both excitement and a deep sense of responsibility. PIC is more than a childcare center where children spend their days; it is a vibrant community institution where...
International Mud Day was a blast, filled with activities to get messy in the mud. Today, we connected with the rich earth in this most squishy, tactile way. We embraced the joy of getting messy and explored the wonders of mud together. PIC children and teachers spilled out onto the Magic Circle...
Last year, long-time PIC donors donated $50,000 to create a professional development fund for PIC teachers in honor of Executive Director Deb Green's retirement from PIC. The donors then challenged us to raise another $50,000 to increase the level of support we could give our teachers. We've met the...
