We brought out the fun for this year's Week of the Young Child with a special week-long celebration of children, teachers, families, and the field of early learning. There was Bubbles and Music day outside with buddy classrooms, Wacky Wednesday, Silly Hat day, and Pajama Day.
In celebration of Earth Day 2021, PIC will be welcoming a new tree to our Magic Circle Nature Playground, a beautiful scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) provided to us by TreePhilly . The size of a preschooler now, our scarlet oak could grow as tall as 100 feet in its lifetime, adding to the lovely tree...
We applaud Sunshines Teacher Tamika Little ! Tamika has been recognized nationwide as a 2021 Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care National Teacher Award recipient. This prestigious award acknowledges the critical role of child care teachers in providing quality early care and education. There are a total...
a monthly message from Deb Green , Executive Director It’s spring! For the first time in many, many months I am not going to write a message with COVID-19 at its center. Instead, I am going to simply relish in what I see around me. In the last few weeks alone, I’ve watched children chase bubbles...
From the Sustainability Committee Composting is nature's method for turning waste -- like food scraps -- into nutritious plant food for our gardens This winter, the Sustainability Task Force has been working on supporting and expanding composting at PIC. Right now, we're excited to report that four...
We applaud Blue Jays teacher Kia Knight whose poem entitled, I Can't Breathe , has been included in the newly-released anthology, Philly Jawns . Kia wrote this poem while PIC was closed last year, and then shared it with fellow staff on a Zoom call before we reopened in July. For Kia, writing poetry...
In honor of this year's Children's Book Fest , PIC's Diversity & Equity Committee has established a new Little Free Library along the driveway. The project is grounded in the Book Fest's spirit of sharing books at no cost, building community, and inspiring young readers. It will be open to all...
PIC's annual Children's Book Festival is one of our favorite community events. Since we cannot come together to read and exchange books this year, we are taking the event online. On Feb. 28, we will launch Book Fest 2021 by publishing a page on our website, which will feature videos of dynamic read...
a monthly message from Deb Green , Executive Director As we enter the month of February, we welcome Black History Month. It is a time when we can show our children the many achievements and contributions of African Americans. Whether your child is school-age or one of the earliest learners, we know...
This winter, the Sustainability Task Force is planning to create and expand several gardens at PIC. For our new gardens, we're looking at unused but promising spaces, such as the narrow "yard" between the Stucco Building and the south side of the blacktop. Likewise, we're hoping to be able to expand...
