Congressional Leader Visits PIT Childcare Center

Since opening in early September, the La Petite Academy childcare center at Pittsburgh International Airport has received international media coverage and garnered praise from First Lady Dr. Jill Biden during a visit to the airport. 

The latest kudos come from one of the nation’s leading politicians, a tireless advocate for childcare access and funding for her entire career. 

U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts (D-5th), the House minority whip, recently visited the childcare center with U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-17th) of Pennsylvania, whose district includes PIT.  

Airport CEO Christina Cassotis hosted the legislators and their staffs during a tour of the Terminal Modernization Program, the airport’s $1.57 billion project to build a new landside terminal and multi-modal complex, and La Petite Academy, which is housed where the airport’s former E Gates were located. 

“We built this facility to help lower the barriers to employ