Little Palace Nursery School

Happy Birthday To The Queen Of The Palace! 🥰 Principal Gwenneth Samuels 🥳💞

With change comes growth, the 2026 ECD Indaba, we were hoping to see meaningful growth within the ECD sector especially when it comes to inclusion.

Our school believes that both neurotypical children and children who are differently abled deserve equal recognition, support, and opportunities. However, we often feel that children who are neurodivergent are being overlooked when it comes to ECD programmes, policies, and support initiatives.

Early intervention is critical. Our children need access to the correct support and services from a young age to help them reach their full potential. Yet, financially, it is extremely challenging to sustain a school that caters specifically to the needs of neurodivergent children. As an inclusive school, we want to do more, provide more, and reach more families but this requires adequate resources and financial support.

The Indaba was a blessing, and we appreciate the opportunity to be part of the conversation. However, we would have loved to see inclusion more visibly represented. When the logo was displayed for voting, there were no illustrations or representations of children with special needs. Every child in the design appeared perfectly typical, but an important piece of the puzzle was missing our differently abled and neurodiverse children.

If we truly stand for inclusion, it must be visible, intentional, and reflected in every aspect of the ECD sector. Inclusion is not an afterthought; it starts at ECD level. We call on government and stakeholders to ensure that support, funding, policies, and representation include all children, especially those who are neurodivergent and differently abled.

**True inclusion begins when every child is seen, valued, and represented.**
City of Cape Town

Our staff had the opportunity to go and do a first aid course. This ensures we are always equipped in all areas and guaranteed to give your little one the best care possible 🥰

Take a peak at our Shopping Day playdate 🤭 developing learners social skills, language skills and cognitive skills. 🛍️❤️ #𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

Celebrating World Book Day & Visiting the library. 📖❤️

Our Grade R learners are back at it! Term 2 is here and we got no time to waste! 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓

What an incredible Family Fun Day in celebration of Down Syndrome Awareness 💛

The day was filled with high spirits, laughter, teamwork, and genuine joy. Families came together not just to have fun, but to support a powerful message of inclusion and community. It was truly inspiring to see everyone embracing the moment and creating meaningful connections.

Thank you to everyone who showed up and made the morning so special. These are the memories that stay with our children — moments of love, togetherness, and belonging that leave a lasting legacy.

A special thank you to Coach Peter for kicking off the games and bringing energy, excitement, and a whole lot of fun to the field!

The Little Palace Family 🥰

Sports Hub

To end off our Shapes & Colours theme, learners got to wear their favourite colours and craft their own shape hat ❤️

Learning is always better when you add more fun!

For make & bake our Grade R learners had to press out fruit shapes and make a fruit stick.