Tallinna Lasteaed Sipsik

Tallinn Kindergarten Sipsik was opened on in 2004 and is situated in the centre of Tallinn on P. Süda street. The kindergarten got it´s name by book called Sipsik which author is Eno Raud. The artist of the book has created a logo for kindergarten. Composer Maria Wunderlich has created a song for Sipsik kindergarten. The figure of Sipsik is well known amongst children and their parents. There are 6 groups in the kindergarten: one of them is for children up to 3 years old and 5 other groups are for children over 3 years of age. Alltogether there are 134 children in our kindergarten. Working language in kindergarten is Estonian. There are 15 teachers, including teacher of music and teacher of gymnastics. Kindergarten Sipsik helps to prepare children for school and in cooperation with parents it carries out development, up-bringing and education of children, taking into consideration specific features of each child, interests and principles of family education. Kindergarten Sipsik's motto is: "Children´s day will begin with joy and will end with satisfaction. " Our name SIPSIK expresses different values: S - sõbralikkus (friendliness), I - innovaatilisus (innovation), P - pühendumine (commitment), S - sallivus (tolerance), I - inspiratsioon (inspiration), K - koostöö (co-operation). Kindergarten Sipsik helps children to prepare for school and in co-operation with parents it assures diverse development of the children. Children can participate in different activities in kindergarten: art course, ceramics, dancing, English and judo. Traditions are implemented into kindergarten work, e.g. Mihkli and Christmas fairs, kindergarten´s birthday, Estonian Independence Day etc. Besides celebrating traditional activities in kindergarten, very important are national and international health days, e.g. Heart Week, Bread and Milk Week etc. Since December 2005 kindergarten Sipsik belongs to network of kindergartens aiming to educate children on health. Principle activities: developing a healthy environment; developing a healthy way of living; developing and strengthening cooperation between children and personnel. More information about kindergarten Sipsik is available at: https://www.tallinn.ee/eng/lasteaed-sipsik/About-Tallinn-Kindergarten-Sipsik