Mediocrity Is Not an Option Recently I heard the following statistics concerning the current state of early childhood programs in the United States: 10% of the child centers in this country are considered high quality programs, those that are accredited by the National Association for the Education...
Wild Things Welcome Nature Over the past few months, the Wild Things classroom has acquired not only several hanging plants, but also a freshwater fish tank. Both of these are easy ways of incorporating nature into the classroom. The simple additions have not only provided our children with a more...
An Award Winning Surprise! Every Friday in the After School Center is Surprise Friday, a day that the children do not know what they will be doing before they arrive. On a recent Friday, the Startlights and Dragontails got a great big surprise when they got to PIC! Several judges from the...
As PIC's major renovation of our main playground and After School facility continues, we have seen classrooms seize the moment and turn change into a variety of learning opportunities. These two construction projects have brought many different "big trucks" to PIC, such as bulldozers, earth movers...
At last night's annual family meeting, Executive Director Debbie Green highlighted projects and events from the past year and presented what families can expect at PIC in the year ahead. Board President (and PIC alumni mom) Carol Lerner shared about the 2014-2015 budget. See the 2014-2015 tuition...
Mark your calendar for Storytime in Clark Park! Beginning May 29, families will gather on Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm by the turtle sculpture in Clark Park (between 43rd and 45th Streets) for read-aloud stories for children ages 7 and under. Many folks bring blankets and picnics, and we always...
Here is an update on the current improvement projects at PIC: Magic Circle Outdoor Classroom: Progress on the playground has had a slight delay due to a backup on boulders! We are waiting on a shipment of boulders that will be be installed around the playground along with log steps between nearby...
The much anticipated renovations to the After School's Stucco Building are progressing well! The demolition work is complete and new bathrooms have been framed. The HVAC and plumbing are being installed this week. We are on target to be complete in early June, when we will start to get ready for...
We are delighted that work on the Magic Circle outdoor classroom is progressing well! With our climbing and building areas nearly complete, we have moved the block storage shed from the blacktop to its new home. We look forward to watching children create new construction on the flat surface of...
PIC Moms Laura Line and Keena Hicks were in Harrisburg recently to tell Keena's story of her unsuccessful attempt to sign up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act. Keena had worked with Laura, whose work focuses on community health, to complete the online application process in December...
