The parents of Alice da Silva Aguiar have told the BBC that their daughter was “born to be a star”.
Dad and mum Sergio and Alex are now fundraising for a new playground at Churchtown Primary which will include a stage.
Looking over architect’s drawings of the proposal during an exclusive TV interview with BBC Breakfast, her mother Alex said: “[The stage] would be her favourite part.”
In the family’s first TV interview, Alice’s father Sergio said he would be running the London Marathon to raise funds for the playground.
The BBC TV interview follows an exclusive print interview with the Liverpool Echo, which was published the day before.
An outdoor library is part of the proposals, along with a trim trail track, den-building area and the stage.
“The school was the place where she spent most of her time and she was really happy” said Alex.
The plans for the playground include a pergoda and a memorial carved into a beam dedicating the facility to Alice and Bebe, who also previously attended the school.
The plans were revealed to the schoolchildren just before the half-term holiday and some recorded their reactions on video, which were shown to Alice’s parents.