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PIC has been awarded a grant from the Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation for a project titled "Widening the World through Children's Literature." This grant of $3,000 will be used to purchase books that reflect the population of children and families in our program, especially those already in...
The Parent-Infant Center recently received a generous and very heartfelt gift from our friends at the Metropolitan Bakery & Cafe. More than a donation of dollars, this gift was a special gesture made in memory of PIC's former Executive Director, Cindy Roberts. As University City's Metropolitan...
After thirty years of caring for children, Charlotte Barnes has announced that she will retire from the Parent-Infant Center this spring. Miss Charlotte's devotion to PIC's children will be celebrated at a party on Thursday, May 12 from 5:00 - 6:00 pm. The entire PIC community is invited to attend...
On Saturday, we took a moment for a special tribute to former PIC Executive Director Cindy Roberts. Cindy touched so many people's lives and many of them joined us on the Nature Playground for a few words by PIC Executive Director Deb Green. For many years, Cindy Roberts was the force behind the PIC...
It was a wonderful weekend Plant Sale with plenty of pre-order pick-up and additional retail sales. And now that the dust has settled a bit, we are pleased to report that the Plant Sale raised over $36,000 to help provide tuition assistance to families at PIC who struggle with the cost of care. On...
Patio Pots Look Amazing... AND ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR ORDER! In case you missed placing your order online, or need another one (or two) patio pots for your outdoors, we have good news! Our growers have agreed to let us place a second order and will deliver them in the next week or so. We have four...
Big news! The National Association for the Education of Young Children ( NAEYC ) has featured PIC Rainbow Lead Teacher Joanne Browley on the cover of the April/May issue of their professional publication Teaching Young Children (TYC) . The magazine is designed especially for preschool educators. It...
PIC offers tuition assistance to families who need help meeting tuition payments. Any family is welcome to apply, with preference given to those families whose income is less than 300% of federal poverty guidelines. Download an application Applications are due May 1 and can be brought to Enrollment...
PIC Spring Plant Sale online store is open for business! Browse the store for a great selection of houseplants, container plants, and pre-planted pots. There are plenty of choices for inside and out. We also have many new varieties of perennials, annuals and herbs! Pre-sale campaign: March 21- April...
We had a great team of volunteers come out last Saturday to prime Kidpots, work on the playground, sand and paint around the center, do some spring cleaning, and pot pansies. Of course, in addition to our lasting gratitude, they earned some valuable PPP hours!