above image from joeybagstock.wordpress.com After getting a solid educational start at the Parent-Infant Center— we just had to get that in!— Elizabeth Green has gone on to accomplish great things as an educational journalist and now first-time author. She has written for such publications as The...

Parents and early childhood educators - including PIC's Grasshoppers and Roadrunners - came together on Tuesday to sing, dance, draw and rally in Franklin Square Park as part of the Pre-K for PA campaign. Together they sent a message to our leaders that all children should have access to high...

It has been a wonderful summer at PIC! This summer, we welcomed 115 children to five dynamic sessions filled with sports, multicultural experiences, water play, performance, creative writing, and STEM learning. The summer was also jam packed with wonderful field trips to places like the Schuylkill...

West Philadelphia resident Mary Ellen McCarty made this short video showcasing University City District's Dirt Factory, and featuring PIC dad, Seth Budick. Located at 4308 Market Street, the Dirt Factory is a community composting facility for University City.

Yesterday, two area artists delivered a very special gift for the children at PIC. When PIC longtime supporter Kathryn Keeler, asked her friends Josey and Earl Stamm to do something to help children, they just couldn't refuse. Katherine brought her friends to PIC so they could see the space and...

written by Rachel Isaacson Have you seen the sunflowers? Today, on my way into work, I noticed two very tall stalks with a burst of bright yellow on top! When I got to my desk, I called the Peanuts classroom to see if they saw what had happened to the seeds they had planted earlier in the summer...

Meet Sonja Claxton. Sonja's daughter Lailah went through PIC's early learning program. She is spending the summer in PIC's camp and will return to the After School Center in the fall. Like all parents, Sonja wanted to give Lailah the best start in life, but as a single mom she could not afford the...

photo from taneybaseball.com You may have seen all the national attention that area 12- and 13-year-olds have been getting for playing baseball. These Taney Dragons will make history this week as the first Philadelphia team to make it to the Little League World Series. It has been the female pitcher...

Last week, Executive Director Deb Green joined our summer campers at Marsh Creek where there was swimming, a cookout, and a whole lot of fun. Here are some of her photos from the trip.

PIC is thrilled to announce that the recently completed Magic Circle Nature Playground has earned national certification as a Nature Explore classroom from the Dimensions Educational Research Foundation and the Arbor Day Foundation. With this recognition PIC joins a network of organizations that...