PC TOTS NEWS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
November 15, 2024 - Thank you for your support during Live PC Give PC! We raised $140,000 to support high-quality early childhood education for workforce families at PC Tots. We are so grateful to our Board Members, matching donors, and everyone who gave on Nov 15. Thank you!
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100 COMPANIES CHAMPIONING WOMEN
November 14, 2024 - PC Tots was selected to be in the 2025 cohort of 100 Companies in Utah Championing Women. At PC Tots, 97% of our staff are women, and one of our goals is to have higher than industry standard wages and benefits. Thank you to Inspire In Utah for recognizing PC Tots!
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LIVE GIVE KICKOFF PARTY
November 12, 2024 - We had a great time at our Live PC Give PC Kickoff Party! Thank you Offset Bier and Red Bicycle Breadworks for the amazing beer and food. Thank you to our Board Members for your $50,000 match and our community members who combined gave $65,000 in matches!
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LIVE PC GIVE PC KICKOFF PARTY
November 11, 2024 - Party with us on Nov 11 as we kick of Live PC Give PC! Come enjoy Offset Bier and Red Bicycle Breadworks appetizers. Meet PC Tots’ Board Members, parents, and staff. Bring a friend and learn more about PC Tots. Please RSVP and we’ll see you there!
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
October 31, 2024 - Happy Halloween from PC Tots! PC Tots students had fun painting pumpkins and walking in our PC Tots Halloween parade. Thank you to parents who joined in the parade and to our teachers for making it such a fun day for our students!
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TRISHA J. WORTHINGTON AWARD MONEY DONATED
October 29, 2024 - Thank you to PC Tots' Board Member and parent Patty Garcia for contributing $1,000 to PC Tots from the Trisha J. Worthington Award she received from the Park City Community Foundation's Community Fund. We are grateful to Patty for the expertise she brings to PC Tots!
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VOLUNTEER WITH PRESCHOOL STUDENTS
October 4, 2024 - Karen Watson is one of our amazing volunteers who enjoys working with our preschool students. She supports PC Tots with her time and as a donor and we are grateful for her passion for early childhood education. Thank you Karen for helping our students reach their full potential!
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TEACHER SPOTLIGHT — ALANA EGAN
October 3, 2024 - Meet Alana Egan! Educational Background: Alana attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she studied Elementary Education. Hobbies: Alana loves skiing during the winter and volunteering at Nuzzles & Co during the summer.
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AUCTION TO NAME NEW ROAD IN SILVER CREEK
October 1, 2024 - Want a unique gift for someone special? Name a road after them! Bid on the chance to name a new road and support access to high quality early care and education in our community. Proceeds will be split between PC Tots and the Early Childhood Alliance.
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LIVE PC GIVE PC KICKOFF PARTY
September 30, 2024 - Save the date! Kick off Live PC Give PC with PC Tots! Monday, November 11 from 5:30-7:00 PM at Offset Bier. Enjoy Offset beer and Red Bicycle Breadworks appetizers. Wine and non-alcoholic options available. Everyone ages 21+ welcome.
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MALE ENGAGEMENT WEEK AT PC TOTS
September 26, 2024 - This week is Male Engagement Week at PC Tots. We invited dads, stepdads, pops, poppas, uncles, parents, and family friends of the students to participate in class activities. We appreciate everyone who loves and supports the students at PC Tots!
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YOUNG MEN’S SERVICE LEAGUE VOLUNTEERS
September 25, 2024 - The Young Men's Service League of Park City came and did some deep cleaning at PC Tots over the weekend. Thank you for your time and help keeping our centers in great shape! We are grateful for how you support our community.
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JULIE CHAPMAN VOLUNTEERS WITH INFANTS
September 25, 2024 - Julie has been volunteering in one of our infant rooms 3 days a week for 5 years! She has established meaningful relationships with our children and teachers. We are grateful for community members like Julie for supporting our students and teachers with their time.
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PATTY GARCIA RECEIVES AWARD
September 20, 2024 - PC Tots' Board Member and parent Patty Garcia received the Trisha J. Worthington Community Service Award this year! Patty is a Patient Access Director for the People's Health Clinic. Thank you Patty for your service in so many aspects of our community!
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BANERJEE INTERVIEWED ABOUT PROMONTORY GRANT
September 12, 2024 - ARC Salt Lake interviewed PC Tots' Executive Director Sue Banerjee regarding the Promontory Foundation grant we received. PC Tots will use the $50,000 grant to provide tuition scholarships to our workforce families. Thank you Promontory Club for your incredible support!
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STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN “STORYTIME WITH MAGGIE”
September 11, 2024 - PC Tots’ Library Center students had the opportunity to have “Storytime with Maggie.” They had the option to pet Maggie, a beautiful service dog, and listen to stories from our wonderful volunteer Marilyn. Thank you Marilyn for the amazing experience!
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PC TOTS RECEIVES LARGEST PROMONTORY GRANT
August 29, 2024 - Thank you to the Promontory Foundation for selecting PC Tots to receive your largest grant this year! This impactful grant will help us provide tuition scholarships to our workforce families. Thank you Promontory members for your support of early childhood education in our community!
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PC TOTS HOLDS PRESCHOOL GRADUATION
August 19, 2024 - Best wishes to our newly graduated students who are off to kindergarten this week! Thank you to our amazing teachers who have prepared you so well. We are confident you will succeed in school and life. We will miss each of you!
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NOW ENROLLING NEW STUDENTS FOR FALL
August 8, 2024 - PC Tots is now enrolling new students for fall! If interested, please fill out the application on our website to be placed on our waitlist. We provide high-quality early childhood education with full-day, year-round programming. We also provide tuition scholarships which vary by household income.
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PC TOTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SPEAKS AT WGF EVENT
July 11, 2024 - PC Tots’ Executive Director Sue Banerjee was a guest speaker at the annual Women’s Giving Fund Grant event. Sue reported on how PC Tots’ has used the grant funds we were awarded last year to help open our third center in the Park City Library and provide tuition scholarships to families.
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PC TOTS ATTENDS EARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE EVENT
June 28, 2024 - PC Tots had an informational booth at the Early Childhood Alliance event at The Canyons. We had some alumni stop by to say hi! Thank you to the ECA for being incredible advocates for early childhood education in our community. We are proud to partner with you to support children and families!
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WOMEN’S GIVING FUND MEMBERS TOUR PRESCHOOL
June 26, 2024 - Thank you to the Park City Community Foundation’s Women’s Giving Fund members who chose PC Tots to receive their grant last year. With your help we opened our third center in the Park City Library adding 20 additional children. The space is beautiful and our students are thriving!
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STUDENTS MAKE GARDEN JOURNALS
June 20, 2024 - Summit Community Gardens visited our Library Preschool and made garden journals with our students. Then the children went outside into our garden area and drew pictures of the growing plants. Our beautiful garden boxes are thriving because we received a Youth Garden Grant!
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STAFF ATTENDS WEEK-LONG CONFERENCE
June 18, 2024 - Trevor Hicks, our Program Professional Development Coach, and Alana Egan, one of our Preschool Teachers, had the opportunity to attend a conference in Las Vegas which focused on Conscious Discipline--a social-emotional learning program.
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TEACHERS RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING
June 17, 2024 - We had a Professional Development Day on Friday where teachers and staff received individualized training on our curriculum and assessment tool. At PC Tots, we participate in extensive training for our staff to ensure we have the highest quality early education centers.
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TEACHERS CREATE “SPLASH PAD” EXPERIENCE
June 10, 2024 - Teachers made a “splash pad” experience for our toddlers and big tots. They had so much fun! We love the summer when we can spend so much time in our outdoor areas and going on walks on the trails around town. Thank you to our teachers for creating these fun experiences!
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STUDENTS TOUR FIRE TRUCK
May 31, 2024 - Our teachers and students went for their afternoon walk yesterday and the Park City Fire District happened to be parked down the street. Each student had the opportunity to see inside the truck. Thank you Park City Fire District for the impromptu lesson!
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS PROVIDE HELMETS TO PC TOTS
May 29, 2024 - Thank you to the Tyler Family Fund for Sports Safety via the Park City Community Foundation, Storm Cycles, and Aloha Ski & Snowboard Rentals for partnering to provide PC Tots with bike helmets for summer and snow helmets for sledding next winter!
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STAFF SPOTLIGHT - ANCA NEACSU
May 28, 2024 - I started at PC Tots in early 2019 as an infant class lead teacher. I have a medical degree and a bachelor's degree in Psychology and Education Sciences. I also have an Infant/Toddler Child Development Associate Credential (CDA). I am working on my master's degree in Advanced Teaching…
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STUDENTS ENJOY SENSORY PLAY TIME
May 2, 2024 - PC Tots' teachers implement Creative Curriculum by creating weekly lesson plans they follow every day. Part of being a high-quality center is including sensory play time in daily activities. Our teachers provide squishy, textured, sensory play to improve students' fine motor skills and inspire creativity!
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PC TOTS RECEIVES YOUTH GARDEN GRANT BOX
April 17, 2024 - We received our Kids Gardening Youth Garden Grant box! It came with seed packets, watering cans, shovels, books, and more. We have garden boxes outside at the Library Preschool and we're excited to start prepping them for seed planting in a couple months!
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EATS VISITS PC TOTS’ LIBRARY PRESCHOOL
April 12, 2024 - Summit Community Gardens/EATS visited our Library Preschool last week and talked about healthy food and shared a snack with our students. Thank you for the delicious food and education! We are looking forward to this spring when we can work in the garden with them as well!
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PC TOTS’ BIRTHDAY BASH WAS A HIT!
April 10, 2024 - Thank you for attending our Birthday Bash! Alpine Distilling is an amazing venue and we had a great time. We raised over $65,000 from the event so far. If you weren’t able to attend, help us reach our goal of $100,000 by giving today!
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PC TOTS IMPLEMENTS PYRAMID MODEL
March 28, 2024 - Debbie Ballard, an External Coach for the Pyramid Model being implemented by Utah State University, is training PC Tots' education team and teachers on this evidence-based practice for promoting young children's healthy social-emotional development.
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PC TOTS TAKES FIELD TRIP TO KIMBALL ART CENTER
March 25, 2024 - Some PC Tots preschool students went on a field trip to the Kimball Art Center last week. They had so much fun creating art together. Thank you for the amazing experience Kimball Art Center! We hope to continue our partnership of cultivating the love of art in our children.
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SUMMIT COMMUNITY GARDENS VISITS PC TOTS
March 21, 2024 - Summit Community Gardens visited PC Tots’ preschool classrooms to share their Eat the Rainbow program with our students. We learned about colorful healthy food. They will be coming once a month to continue with the series. We love our partnership
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COMMUNITY FUND SITE VISIT ATTENDEES TOUR PC TOTS
March 19, 2024 - We had a great time touring our Library Preschool and discussing Early Childhood Education with our Park City Community Foundation Community Fund Site Visit attendees today! Thank you to everyone who joined us. It was fun to catch up and make new friends.
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PC TOTS TEACHERS ATTEND UAEYC CONFERENCE
March 9, 2024 - PC Tots teachers attended the Utah Association for the Education of Young Children (UAEYC) conference at the University of Utah this weekend. At this state level training they attend professional development classes to improve teaching skills in their classrooms.
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PC TOTS AWARDED SUMMIT SOTHEBY’S CARES GRANT
March 8, 2024 - PC Tots was awarded a donation from Summit Sotheby’s Cares! Thank you Michelle Eastman and everyone at Sotheby’s. A special thank you to Mary Leader who is a Summit Sotheby’s realtor and PC Tots Board Member for connecting us with Sotheyb’s amazing initiative to support nonprofits.
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TEACHER SPOTLIGHT: MEET ANA BRAZELL
February 28, 2024 - “I’ve only been working at PC Tots for about 5 months now, but it has been the best career choice I’ve ever made and everyone has made me feel so welcomed and loved. After graduating high school in 2020, I went into the maintenance industry as an HVAC and building automation…”
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PC TOTS RECEIVES VAIL EPICPROMISE GRANT
February 12, 2024 - PC Tots received a Vail EpicPromise grant this year! Vail has been an incredible supporter of Early Childhood Education in this community and is one of PC Tots’ largest supporters. Thank you Park City Mountain and Vail EpicPromise!
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PC TOTS LIBRARY PRESCHOOL NOW OPEN
February 6, 2024 - It’s official! PC Tots Library Preschool is now open! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the ribbon cutting and tours of the classroom to celebrate. This is a milestone in affordable early childhood education in the Park City community.
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MAYOR WOREL JOINS PC TOTS FOR STORY TIME
February 6, 2024 - Mayor Nann Worel and Park City Council Members visited our new preschool classroom for story time! We are excited for our partnership with Park City Municipal. Thank you Mayor for the message you shared with our students. They loved meeting you!
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PC TOTS RIBBON CUTTING
January 25, 2024 - PC Tots is expanding to our third center in the historic Park City Library and you are invited to the ribbon cutting! Come join the celebration Tuesday, Feb 6 from 5:30 - 7:00 at the Park City Library. Click below to learn more about the event and RSVP.
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PC TOTS WINS YOUTH GARDEN GRANT
January 22, 2024 - PC Tots won a Youth Garden Grant from Kids Gardening! With the award, we will enhance the garden boxes in our Library Center Preschool outdoor space. The grant gives us seed packets, garden tools, watering cans, and more. Thank you Kids Gardening!
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MELISSA MENDEZ INTERVIEW BY FOX 13 NEWS
January 4, 2024 - PC Tots Program Director Melissa Mendez, Park City Mayor Nann Worel, and Park City Community Foundation President & CEO Joel Zarrow were interviewed by Fox 13 News about Park City Municipal offering financial help to families to cover childcare costs.
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PC TOTS HAS OPENINGS FOR 3-5 YEAR OLDS
December 21, 2023 - PC Tots has some openings for students who are 3-5 years old. The preschool spots are available for our January opening at the Park City Library center and our Sidewinder Drive center. If interested get on our waitlist https://pctots.org/registration
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PC TOTS STUDENTS OPEN WOMEN’S GIVING FUND GIFTS
December 20, 2023 - The Women's Giving Fund hosted a holiday party where members bought gifts that PC Tots and Holy Cross Ministries need in our classrooms. Our students are opening the presents and they're so excited about the new toys, books, and learning activities!
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THE TOWN LIFT REPORTS ON PC TOTS NEW CENTER
December 19, 2023 - PC Tots Executive Director Sue Banerjee and Program Director Melissa Mendez were interviewed by the Town Lift about our new center opening in January 2024. Melissa said that, “Everything is research-based, trauma informed, and data driven.” “Photo: TownLift
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KPCW’S THE LOCAL REPORTS ON NEW PC TOTS LOCATION
December 18, 2023 - The Local reported that, “PC Tots is opening a new full-day preschool for kids ages 3 to 5 years old. PC Tots Executive Director said 80% of our families receive some sort of tuition scholarship…The scholarships are possible thanks to PC Tots' own fundraising efforts.” Photo: KPCW
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TREVOR HICKS PRESENTS AT USBE CONFERENCE
December 18, 2023 - PC Tots Program Professional Development Coach Trevor Hicks presented at the Utah State Board of Education Preschool Conference. He focused on strategies that enable educators to harness intense emotions in children and redirect them toward opportunities for growth.
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KPCW INTERVIEW WITH SUE BANERJEE
December 15, 2023 - PC Tots Executive Director Sue Banerjee was interviewed on KPCW Radio this morning on the Local News Hour regarding our new preschool opening in the Park City Library at the end of January. Click the button below to listen to the interview! Photo: KPCW
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WOMEN’S GIVING FUND HOLIDAY PARTY
December 6, 2023 - Women's Giving Fund members gathered for a holiday party where they gave PC Tots and Holy Cross Ministries presents from our wishlists. The gifts included toys, books, and learning activities. Thank you to Women's Giving Fund members for your continued support of early education!
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PC TOTS RECEIVES PROMONTORY GRANT
November 21, 2023 - PC Tots received a $20,000 grant from the Promontory Club Foundation this year. This grant provides tuition scholarships to PC Tots families. Thank you to the Promontory Foundation for partnering with PC Tots to provide high-quality and affordable early childhood education!
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PARK RECORD INTERVIEW WITH SUE BANERJEE
December 8, 2023 - PC Tots Executive Director Sue Banerjee was interviewed by the Park Record about our new center opening in the Park City Library in early 2024. They discuss the center and other issues. Follow the link below to read the story in the Park Record! Photo: Park Record
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YOUNG MEN’S SERVICE LEAGUE VOLUNTEERS AT PC TOTS
December 4, 2023 - The Young Men's Service League in Park City did a service project for PC Tots! These freshman boys and their moms helped us deep clean areas in the classrooms that aren't cleaned daily like the tops of high shelves and in the kids' cubbies. Thank you YMSL of Park City for supporting PC Tots!
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SUE BANERJEE SPEAKS ON PANEL
November 16, 2023 - The National Center for Family Philanthropy hosted their Retreat in Park City this week. PC Tots’ Executive Director Sue Banerjee sat on a panel that emphasized the strong, long-term relationships that can be built with nonprofits in smaller communities.
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PC TOTS STAFF HOLIDAY PARTY
December 7, 2023 - We had a fun holiday party painting pottery and enjoying empanadas. We appreciate our teachers and are so impressed with the professionalism and dedication they bring to PC Tots every day. We love our team! Happy Holidays to you and yours!
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ELEVATED INTERIORS DONATES PROCEEDS TO PC TOTS
December 1, 2023 - Thank you Elevated Interiors for your generous donation to PC Tots! Elevated Interiors gifted PC Tots a percentage of their sales from the Thanksgiving weekend. Thank you to Gaby and Denise for your support of Early Childhood Education in our community!
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MELISSA AND TREVOR TRAIN GRANTEES
November 7, 2023 - PC Tots applied for and received a high-quality grant from the Utah State Department of Workforce Services. Melissa Mendez our Program Director and Trevor Hicks our Program Professional Development Coach did so well implementing the grant they were asked to train other grantees.