Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

The Clifton Schools serve the benefits-eligible employees of Emory University, Emory Healthcare, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and the Centers for Disease Control and full-time Emory students.  Our purpose is to provide the best possible child care and learning experiences for children, and to act as a family support system.  The School is licensed by the State of Georgia and nationally accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

The Clifton School is a non-profit corporation, managed by a Board of Directors composed of representatives of Emory, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and the CDC.  Daily operations are administered by the School's Director.

FOOD SERVICE: The food service covered by tuition includes breakfast, lunch, and snacks.  Milk is provided with the meals.  Meals for infants consist of formula, baby food, and then strained and/or mashed food.  Meals for older children are planned on a monthly basis. The current month's menus are available:    standard menu; vegetarian menu.  The Clifton School is a nut-free school.  All of our meals and snacks are prepared free of nuts.

PARENT HANDBOOK: Given to every family when a child enrolls, and also available here as an Adobe PDF.

CLIF NOTES:  "Clif Notes" is our parent newsletter.

PARENT COUNCIL: The parent council is a group of parents that exists to support the staff and create an environment in which all parents can become involved in the life of Clifton.  Membership of the Parent Council is open to all parents.  Parent Council has regular meetings and events.  Please refer to The Parent Council website for more information:  http://cliftonschool.emory.edu/ 

ADMINISTRATION: The Director at each site is responsible for the overall administration of the School, including acting as the direct contact for parents and the Board of Directors; the Clairmont Site Director also answers to the Executive Director. The Assistant Directors assist the Directors with administrative tasks and supervise the schools' staff. 

The Children are divided into separate levels (villages)  by age -- Infant, Toddler I, Toddler II, and Preschool.  Each class is staffed by two co-teachers.

LOCATIONS:
The Clifton School, Clifton Campus
1700 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30329
404-636-4073

The Clifton School, Clairmont Campus
1900 Starvine Way
Atlanta, GA 30322 (Mail Stop Code: 3380-001-1AA)
404-315-6340

HOURS: The Clifton School is open Monday thru Friday from 7:00 am to 6:30 pm. The School is closed during all major holidays, the day before Thanksgiving, Memorial Day week and 2 additional teacher work days. For the welfare of the children, we limit attendance to a maximum of 10 hours per day.

INCLEMENT WEATHER: During inclement weather, the School will be open. The School will be staffed by as many teachers as possible, depending on the number of employees who can overcome the weather conditions and come to work. However, if Emory and CDC are both closed we will be closed as well.

TUITION: School tuition is paid through payroll deduction for Emory and CHOA employees and via CDC Credit Union deduction for CDC employees. Deductions take place on the payday of the employee. Tuition is due each week for the entire period of the child's enrollment.

Tuition covers the provision of child care and educational experiences as set forth in the School's Curriculum, as well as breakfast, lunch and snacks. Parents provide diapers and wipes for infants and young children not yet toilet trained.

WEEKLY TUITION SCHEDULE AND RATIOS:
2008/2009 Year