May is a month of graduations and this year we celebrate the completion of degrees of several of PIC teachers and staff. Congratulations to (clockwise, from top left) Bashirra Abdul-Malik who earned her Associates degree in Psychology, and Chandara Devo , Ranesha Langford , Yvonne Morrison , Atia...

Siahnie and Marcella in the Doodlebugs room and Nicole and Bashirah in the Bumblebees room just completed a year-long project titled "Equipping a New Generation of Infant Toddler Leaders." During this project, they have had the opportunity to: Work with a partner and participate in coaching...

May is a month of graduations and this year we celebrate the completion of degrees of several of our PIC teachers. Charlese House and Dieynaba Diaw earned their Associate degrees in Early Childhood Education. Issy Gilhooley earned a Special Education Certification. Jameelah Jones and Kia Knight...

This month, we celebrate the completion of degrees of several PIC teachers. A huge shout-out to Steve Jansson on the completion of an associate degree, Manny Harris and Ben Wasman on the completion of a bachelor’s degrees, and Joann Schock on the completion of a master’s degree. Both Manny and Joann...

We applaud Moonbeams Teacher Denise Brice! Denise has been recognized nationwide as a 2020 Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care National Teacher Award recipient. This prestigious award acknowledges the critical role of child care teachers in providing quality early care and education. On Tuesday, June 30...

May message from Executive Director Debbie Green Spring is really in the air! PIC trees have bloomed, birds have returned to our nature playground, new sand and mulch have been delivered, and most importantly, our children are spending chunks of time outside. May is a month of graduations and this...

This year’s First Up annual early learning conference, with its focus on equity and inclusion, was very exciting for PIC! We had two staff members co-present workshops on important topics and a PIC teacher won the conference raffle, which had amazing prizes for her classroom. Infant/Young Toddler...

We are proud to announce that Caterpillar Teacher Jameelah Jones was selected as one of the recipients of the national Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Teacher Award! Fifty teachers win each year and each award recipient gets $500 for personal use and up to $500 to implement the project. Her project is...

Sig image: Rebecca in yellow outside PIC applauds After School teacher and Early Learning Art Specialist, Rebecca Schedl, who has been selected as one of the National AfterSchool Association’s 2019 Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders! Rebecca will be featured along with other honorees in the...

Sig image: Tamara and Creative Block Play book As 2016 winds down, it is a great time to celebrate many recent achievements made by PIC staff. In addition to earning bachelors and masters degrees, PIC staff have been making contributions to conferences, curriculum-based books, and early education...