Today we welcomed Merrill and Patrick from PBS NewsHour. They are doing a story about the urgent need to fund preschool education and the upcoming vote on the sugary drink tax in Philadelphia . During their visit, they spoke with Executive Director Deb Green and spent time, inside and out, with the...

Every semester there are more PIC teachers who are earning their degrees, giving us much cause to celebrate! Help us congratulate: Starfish Lead Teacher Lily Cavanagh who earned her Master's Degree in Education from Bank Street College. Fireflies Classroom Assistant Latosha Green who earned her...

Along with families and staff, many, many alumni families and former PIC staff came out to congratulate Charlotte Barnes on her retirement. The Stucco building was filled with love as we celebrated her 30 years of dedication to PIC children and families. Charlotte sat as the guest of honor among all...

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...