The following article written by PIC After School Teacher Carolanne Mitchell appeared recently in the Fall 2013 Pennsylvania School-Age Child Care Alliance newsletter. Blogging with 8-11 year olds Blogging with kids is a great way to get them writing and to teach 21st century skills. I started...
While a teacher at PIC from 1993-98, Lisa Hoke's son Alexander attended PIC's After School Center. Lisa's daughter Becca began in the Early Learning program and then attended After School. As an alumni parent, Lisa returned to PIC to serve on the PIC Board of Directors from 2008-13. This year she...
ArtStart was a Birthday Success! This year was my first ArtStart as Executive Director at PIC. I can tell you the experience was VERY different from the many years I have attended as a guest. I had no idea what went into creating such a wonderful evening! I was greatly impressed by the time and...
High Quality in Our Infant Room The Parent Infant Center is widely known in the early childhood education community for the high quality of care we provide. Not everyone however may know all the steps that go in to ensuring high-quality care. There is intentionality behind everything we do in the...
Recently, Executive Director Debbie Green was in State College with Early Learning Director Kharma Hicks and PIC infant teachers Chelsea Reichert and Monica Williams for the the three-day PA Early Childhood Education Summit.The Governor was there to announce the beginning of the Rising STARS Tuition...
All About Autumn The Leapfrogs have been talking all about autumn this past month. We have read lots of wonderful books such as Falling Leaves and Bear Snores On. We have learned many new songs such as Autumn Leaves Falling Down (to the tune of London Bridges), and Rake the Leaves (to the tune of...
Celebrate the joy of reading with your child at the Parent-Infant Center’s Family Book Fest this Saturday, November 9 from 9:30 am to 12 pm at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street. With stories and crafts for ages 7-under, this event is free and open to the public. In addition to the stories and crafts...
On October 18, PIC's After School Dragontail and Starlight classrooms participated in Philly Photo Day by getting out on the playground (also known as the up and coming Magic Circle Outdoor Classroom) with our kid's cameras! These budding photographers practiced their camera skilss by taking photos...
This month, the Sunshine classroom has been talking a lot about pumpkins and all the different things we can do with them. The teachers saw baking pumpkin bread as a fun science activity. The children helped measure the ingredients and took turns mixing the ingredients. Everyone enjoyed their...
On October 17, more than 200 parents, alumni, friends, and staff gathered for a night of delicious food and drink, and one of the best exhibitions of children’s art in Philadelphia. We also celebrated PIC's 35th year of providing quality child care and family support in the diverse neighborhood of...
