Invites for ArtStart are mailed to families, alumni, and friends of PIC. This is a great at-home activity of stuffing invitations and labeling them. Email Development Manager Karen Stachelek at kstachelek@parentinfantcenter.org if you are interested in taking a packet of invites home with you to...
ASC FAMILIES: Plan ahead! The public school calendar lists nine (9) holidays, including January 2 for staff professional development and a three-day Spring Break. If you believe you'll need more holiday-care days than are included in your tuition, you may purchase extra days for a discounted rate...
September 2017 Dear PIC Families, Central to PIC’s mission is the belief that building a strong community of families and staff encourages the healthy development of children. By involving parents in the many phases of Center life and helping to build meaningful connections among members of our...
Our new hot lunch program is up and running! While not without first week glitches, the glitches were significantly fewer than we imagined. This was new for our teachers as they navigated new everything, from set-up and serving to electronic lunch tracking. This was new for our children, as they...
The September Surge As I enter into my 37th year in the field of early childhood education, I am so very aware of the many changes in the field that I would never have foreseen in 1980. Yet, the piece that continues to amaze me after all these years, is the “September Surge” that has remained the...
Event co-chairs Angela Curry (Finbarr is in the After School Center, younger brother Desmond is in the Roadrunners, and baby Oscar is the newest Curry!) and Jenn Healey (Karoline is a PIC alumn) are putting together a wonderful fundraiser on Thursday, October 19th-- save the date! They are leading a...
MEMO Date: August 29, 2017 To: All PIC families who have opted out of the lunch program From: Deb Green, Executive Director Re: Pizza Day for all! We have had a stronger-than-imagined advocacy voice for keeping our weekly Pizza Day for the children whose families have opted out of the full lunch...
Are you skilled with simple electrical tasks? We need simple re-wiring of a classroom light table. The table is currently in Kharma's office (2nd floor Spruce) where Jacob is stationed during maternity leave. Stop by to take a look or contact Jacob Kerner at jkerner@parentinfantcenter.org to learn...
MEMO Date: August 29, 2017 To: All PIC families who have opted into our new lunch program From: Deb Green, Executive Director Re: PIC lunch program I am writing to update everyone on our new lunch program that will be starting Tuesday, September 5. We are delighted with the positive response, and at...
Fifth Sponsor throws hat in the ring for ArtStart STARR Restaurants Votes YES for kids! Stephen Starr, Philadelphia restaurateur, announced on Sunday that he is throwing his hat in the ring as an event sponsor. Starr was a frontrunner in supporting last year's ArtStart. In addition to a Starr's...
