The Clifton School’s mission is to provide state-of-the-art childcare and education for employees of Emory, CHOA, and the Centers for Disease Control and full-time Emory students that recognizes and respects the rights of children, early childhood educators, and families.

We believe each child has a strong personal identity and possesses great learning potential that is to be recognized, appreciated, and nurtured by educators. Our faculty receives on-going training to ensure we provide this environment for learning.

The Curriculum Expectations encompasses The Clifton School’s philosophies and core values and translates them into a guidebook for teachers — a reference for environments, documentation, family relationships, teacher/child interactions, positive guidance, and more.