Clairmont School & Child Care Center, Dumfries

We offer a quality program with a skilled and caring staff. Our preschool program includes a wide array of activities and opportunities for every child, including computer education, Spanish, phonics awareness, math, music and handwriting. We endeavor to utilize Virginia’s Foundation Blocks for Early Learning Standards for Literacy and Math as well as initiatives in Virginia’s Start Strong and Smart Beginnings programs. These programs have assisted us in providing higher quality educational goals in both our preschool and child care agendas. In addition to our preschool program we offer Infant/Toddler care, Before & After programs for local elementary schools and Summer Camp. We also offer drop-in care for a maximum of three hours at a time. We feel that children learn best in small, interactive groups, therefore, the majority of our curriculum is taught in centers—small groups who work together on particular areas of interest. Typical centers could include such areas as art, housekeeping and blocks, but we also teach handwriting, phonics awareness and math as a center. If you visit a classroom, you will most likely see the children in these small groups, working with a teacher or aide and interacting with one another. Social skills are enhanced as the child learns.