During Week of the Young Child, our Burchfield Pre-K classroom was filled with creativity, collaboration, and joyful learning experiences! We kicked off the week with Music Monday, where students designed their own musical instruments using paper plates and dried...
Families enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start of Fayette County were invited to “The Garden Party” held at the Lemont Furnace Head Start Center on April 15, 2026. The theme of the event was to focus on skills from the program’s School Readiness Goals. We also...
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month and our afterschool students at Nicely Elementary learned about good oral hygiene and developing good dental habits to promote healthy teeth and gums.
The Private Industry Council (PIC) was pleased to serve as a valued partner to the Western PA Operating Engineers, beginning with preparation coursework on January 10th & 17th, 2026 and concluding with testing held from January 21st - 27th. Operating engineers are...
Head Start / Early Head Start FAQs The Private Industry Council discusses frequently asked questions for Head Start and Early Head Start students. Private Industry Council operates the Head Start / Early Head Start program for Beaver and Fayette Counties in the...
The Private Industry Council Westmoreland/ Fayette, Inc. opened three Preschool S.T.E.M. classrooms during a live stream event. Pictured are: President and CEO, Tim Yurcisin (right) and Collin Beattie, Instructional Technology Supervisor (left). The team demonstrated the many fun and engaging science, technology, engineering, and math activities that will be explored by PIC Head Start students. The three S.T.E.M. preschool classroom are located at: the Connellsville Area School District’s Connellsville Township building, at the Beaver County Head Start/Early Head Start Administration office located at the Beaver Valley Mall, and at the PIC Lemont Furnace building.
Check out our virtual tour of the STEM Classrooms which was filmed live on Facebook on Friday July 31, 2020.