A Warm Welcome

Welcome to The Clifton School! We're glad you want to learn more about us!

The Clifton School is a full-day, year-round program for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years.  We also off summer camp for children ages 5 to 8.  Our school has two site locations near Emory University in Atlanta, GA.  One is on Clifton Road and the other on Clairmont Road.

We are licensed by the State of Georgia and nationally accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).   As a not-for-profit corporation, we are managed by a Board of Directors composed of representatives of Emory,Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).   Our daily operations are administered by the Executive Director at Clifton and the Site Director at Clairmont.

Our Mission

We at The Clifton School are moving into the future to enhance the positive and professional relationships within the Clifton community.  Our mission is to cultivate a community which respects and nurtures the rights of the learner in an environment that fosters life-long learning through collaboration, compassion, creativity, wonder and curiosity.

We are committed to a mutually respectful, supportive, and relaxing way of working and being together to create the best possible learning environment for our children and their families

In our collaboration, we will:

  • recognize and nurture the stories, experiences and learning potential that enrich our image of the child
  • provide an environment rich with materials that enable children to express their ideas and explore their experiences
  • observe, listen, question and interact with the children, acting as research
  • document the children's work as it progresses
  • recognize parents and include them as an integral part of the educational process
  • provide a comfortable home-like environment filled with opportunities for communicating and relating
  • learn more about the Reggio Philosophy through discussion, meeting, study and collaboration
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    "Babies are capable of so much more than I had thought!"
    Student Intern
  • baby 2
    "Blue Goo Day!"
    Toddler I
  • toddler III
    "Our classroom looks just like my house."
    Toddler II