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!

If you are interested in your child attending for our After School Center for Fall 2016, please complete and return the After School Center Application Form as soon as possible. Our classes with younger children in particular fill up quickly, but we give preference to kindergarten bound PIC children...

For children going to kindergarten in the fall, families have the option of their child remaining in his or her classroom throughout the summer or enrolling their child in our Summer Camp program that runs nine weeks between June 27 and August 26. The Summer Camp program at PIC is a good option for...

You've seen them on neighbors' porches and windowsills. KidPots are a PIC tradition that arrive to you just in time for Mother's Day! When you sign up your child for a KidPot, s/he will bring home a hand-painted terracotta pot containing a flower the week before Mother’s Day. They are just $5 each...

We are thrilled to share that Sunshines Lead Teacher Demita Hill has been named a 2016 Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children’s TYLENOL® National Child Care Teacher Award recipient. Each year, child care teachers from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and on U.S. Miltary bases around the world apply for...

We were deeply saddened to learn that former PIC Executive Director Cindy Roberts passed away on Februrary 10, 2016. Cindy believed that all children deserve access to high quality child care. Donations made in Cindy's memory will support children in PIC's pre-K classrooms whose families are unable...

Do you like working with groups of adults and children, and perhaps have some teaching experience? We are looking for a Playgroup Leader for Fridays. This is approximately a 3-hour obligation once a week (playgroup is from 9:30-11:30 am). Playgroup Leaders are responsible for planning activities...

As you may know our Family Life Coordinator Lynne Piersol will be resigning from her position as of the end of January. Lynne has been with PIC for over seven years and during that time she has been the first “face of PIC” for many families. Lynne has had the responsibility of introducing our...

PIC works hard to stay open in inclement weather. However, since we are likely to have weather-related closings, we want you to know how we make the decision to open or close. PIC follows the decision of the University of Pennsylvania. If they close, we will also close (Penn is our landlord and...

The Fireflies, with some help from the Grasshoppers, finished their food drive for Philabundance last week by filling up Lead Teacher Joanne Schock's SUV. According to Joann, the response from the PIC community was great! "Over the course of the drive, I saw the children really begin to understand...