We recently marked the Week of the Young Child, an annual celebration created to highlight the importance of early learning, teachers, children, and their families. We had special festivities each day including Music Monday, Bubbles Tuesday, Wacky Wednesday, Silly hat Thursday and Pajama Friday...

All families who enroll a child at PIC commit to make an investment of time in their child's learning experience and the work that we do. PIC’s uniquely participatory approach involves parents in most phases of the center’s work – from volunteering in the classroom to serving on the Board of...

The Butterflies preschoolers took a moment recently to celebrate Lunar New Year. The event was organized by classroom parents who shared many traditions with the Butterflies. They learned the history of the holiday, danced, did calligraphy, rolled out "dough" for dumplings, read, did a paper project...

PIC is lucky to be based in a vibrant and diverse community. There are so many wonderful places a neighborhood walk can take us. This time the Grasshopper preschoolers took a trip to nearby Dottie's Donuts, a local vegan bakery. After learning a little about the shop, one of the owners took time to...

At PIC's Fall Family Festival we celebrated the season with lots of fun. Children experienced glue goop, spaghetti worms, and pools full of leaves. Young artists used apple pieces covered in paint to make masterpieces. We had family and teacher musicians join us, and an outdoor stage set up with...

June 29 was International Mud Day. Each year PIC celebrates International Mud Day by creating muddy, messy spaces on our playground, blacktop, and tot lot for children to explore. We know the benefits of messy play - it allows for open ended exploration of materials, it stimulates children's natural...

We were delighted for the chance to come together once again at PIC's annual Lemonade Lull. It was a huge success with lemonade and good times shared by all!

The classroom bulletin boards were brilliantly decorated and filled with notes of appreciation from families. There was also an admin brunch, family Sweet & Savory buffet, and a Board-sponsored food truck lunch! The week ended with PIC t-shirts for all and raffles throughout Friday. Here's some...

Join us at PIC's first in-person community event since the pandemic started. This years Day of Play is on Saturday, May 14 from 10 am - 1 pm. It is a time for PIC and the greater West Philly community to gather on the Nature Playground for fun arts, nature and music activities, and more. We need you...

PIC's 2022 Children's Book Festival opens today with a special section on our website devoted to diversity, children's books, and a love of reading. Join us all week as we share read-aloud stories, conversation starters, activities, and more. Check it out today! We are grateful to our friends at the...