Post Plant Sale Ponderings As an avid gardener, I was quite certain that I would take great pleasure in being part of my first PIC Plant Sale, but I was surely not prepared for just how much I would both enjoy and learn from the experience. Admittedly, unloading hundreds of plants during what seemed...

It takes a village...You know the expression. Well, here it is with a new twist. It takes a village of volunteers to raise a Plant Sale. This year, more than 60 volunteers, including current families, PIC alumni, and area businesses came out to help make the Plant Sale a success! They worked hard...

PIC parent volunteers came out in full force for our Spring Center-wide Work Day held on April 26. We sealed over 545 KidPots, cleared the Stucco Building of furniture in preparation of upcoming renovations, sanded and primed several book cases, hung signs, built Plant Sale boxes, and more. In...

Once again, PIC's Quality Committee has prepared the annual Family Satisfaction Survey. PIC Board members and Quality Committee Co-chairs Sara Richman (mom of Lily and Celia) and Anne Thomforde Thomas (alumni parent) are asking all families to complete the survey in order to help us learn more about...

Congratulations to all the classrooms that achieved their goal of 100% participation in the Plant Sale Pre- Order Campaign-- 9 out of 13 Early Learning classrooms! The Peanuts led the pack as the top-selling classroom with over $2,000 in pre-sales! For their efforts, the Peanuts will have added...

The upcoming WORK DAY on Saturday, April 26 from 9:00 am - noon is crucially important for PIC! With major renovations to the After School's Stucco Building planned to begin on May1, we will need lots of help to move furniture and other program materials into the Spruce Building. During construction...

The Week of the Young Child™ is sponsored by NAEYC to focus public attention on the needs of young children and their families. It is a time to recognize that children's opportunities are our responsibilities, and to recommit ourselves to ensuring that each and every child experiences the type of...

Each year, money raised by the PIC Plant Sale is used for our tuition assistance program, which helps those families at PIC who do not qualify for child care subsidies due to household income, but who cannot afford full tuition at PIC. PIC celebrates and values diversity and is committed to creating...

This summer, PIC will make a wonderful West Philly venue for sharing music with our neighbors! All PIC parents, staff, and alumni are invited to be involved in planning, and even performing, at this fun event. Make Music Philly 2014 will take place on June 21, 2014. Make Music Philly is a city-wide...

We are grateful to PIC's After School teachers and students who worked extremely hard in order to make priceless contributions to the PIC Plant Sale. The Stucco Building, the Spruce Building, and the Sweet building all have beautiful banners in the windows and in the stairwells. Next time you are at...