Rainbow Nursery School

Rainbow Nursery School

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Rainbow Nursery School is a Waldorf inspired home based school for children 2 and half to 4 years ol School starts at 8.30 and ends at 12.30.

Rainbow Nursery is a long established (1993), home-based playgroup for children 2 and a half, to 4 in the last quarter of the year. It is run by a qualified pre-primary school teacher with an assistant. The school is open during term time and closely follows the Waldorf school’s calendar. Children can attend three, four or five days a week. As a teacher I work out of the Waldorf impulse and the in

23/06/2025

After weeks of muddy boots lying in a jumble outside the playroom door… our boot gnome has arrived. Boots in a row, friends together. 😊.

Photos from Rainbow Nursery School's post 18/06/2025

Parents lantern making evening. Beautiful lantern we’re made. Thank you all for creating magic.

04/06/2025

Wednesday is our walking day - weather permitting - today the group enjoyed a wonderful walk to our local green belt to play in the Rosebank children’s playpark on the banks of the Liesbeek River. How lucky are we to have this on our doorstep.

Photos from Rainbow Nursery School's post 24/05/2025

Beautiful landscapes being created in the early morning. Children stay indoors longer with the arrival of the cold weather - absorbed in creative and imaginative play.

08/05/2025

Beautiful Mother’s Day cards made with pressed pin oak leaves and bougainvillea flowers, ready to go home tomorrow.

27/04/2025

Rainbow Nursery School opened for the 2nd term on Wednesday 23rd April. We look forward to a busy and creative term with all the seasonal changes as we move slowly into winter.

22/04/2025

The Easter holidays are at an end. Today we prepare the playroom to welcome the children back to school on Wednesday for the start of Term 2.

04/04/2025

Today we had our Harvest Festival and end of term. Children loved every minute. Thanks to parents for providing the scrumptious festival eats - apple tarts, Hotcross buns and grapes- making a really memorable occasion.
Happy holidays and happy Easter to those celebrating it. The 2nd term opens on Wednesday 23rd April. @

01/04/2025

This week the children decorate and finish their craft projects, ready for our Harvest Festival on Friday the 4th April. We are all looking forward to a joyous occasion. A celebratory end to what has been a busy term settling in to the group and also many children’s birthdays to celebrate.

18/03/2025

We’re finishing our sea theme handwork project - pompom jellyfish.

Photos from Rainbow Nursery School's post 18/03/2025

It’s been a busy time as we finish handwork project, pompom jellyfish. Now we move into the harvest time themes of gathering fruit and collecting seed. We’re looking forward to the Harvest Festival at the end of term - Friday 4th April.

17/03/2025

Everyday at 9.30 the children enjoy a bowl of fruit salad to top up their energy.

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Our Story

Welcome to Rainbow Nursery School. Rainbow Nursery is a long established (1993), home-based playgroup for children nearly 3, to those turning 5 in the last quarter of the year. It is run by a qualified pre-primary school teacher with an assistant. The school is open during term time and closely follows the Waldorf school’s calendar. School starts at 8.20 and ends at 12.30. Children can attend three, four or five days a week. As a teacher I work out of the Waldorf impulse and the indications of Rudolf Steiner for early childhood education. I endeavor to provide a secure, nurturing and homely environment for the young child so that they can feel safe, relaxed and happy to be away from home for a while each day.

I endeavor to meet the needs of the whole child at their particular developmental stage and in their unique family context. The curriculum I work with is appropriate for the needs of the 3 and 4 year old child whose creative imagination and fantasy play is beginning to awaken. The child’s creative play is fostered each day with storytelling, puppetry, and singing and games at ring time. Children learn through imitation and doing and so the days of the week are structured around creative activities, simple handwork projects, cooking, baking and gardening. Of course there is plenty of time for free play, and a healthy sensory motor environment is provided in the form of sand and water play, swings and a jungle gym. Each term ends with a seasonal festival for the children and this fosters a sense of wonderment at the natural world around them. Children’s birthdays are also special celebration when the normal activities are set aside for a special birthday ring and story.

I have a few requests of parents: For snack time your child will need to bring along a healthy snack such as whole wheat bread or crackers, a piece of fruit to share and a bottle of water. Children always need a change of clothes in case of accidents. The clothes and particularly the shoes that children wear to school should be easy for them to take off and put on themselves in order to foster independence. Clothing should be easy for children to move about in and not be a hindrance to going to the toilet on their own, and such that is does not matter if they get a little dirty during work and play time. After all, dirty clothes are a sure sign that your child has had an busy, industrious and fun filled morning at school!

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2 Langton Road Mowbray
Cape Town
7700

Opening Hours

Monday 08:30 - 12:30
Tuesday 08:30 - 12:30
Wednesday 08:30 - 12:30
Thursday 08:30 - 12:30
Friday 08:30 - 12:30