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Tallinn Meelespea Kindergarten is located in Haabersti district in Tallinn capital of Estonia. The most populous part of the district is Väike-Õismäe, a residential area consisting of the big panel houses, which were mostly built in the 1970s. Tallinn Meelespea Kindergarten is built in 1977. Haabersti is the home for Estonian Open Air Museum, Saku Suurhall Arena, Tallinn Zoo, and Rocca al Mare Shopping Centre. There is approximately 10 minute walk from kindergarten to Haabersti Free Time Centre where is also located Haabersti Youth Centre. Tallinn Meelespea Kindergarten is 38 years old and we have 50 staff members and 280 children. There are 13 groups in our kindergarten– 3 groups where children are from 1,5 to 3 years old, 2 groups where the children are 3-4 years old, groups where the children are 4-5 years old, 2 groups with 5-6 years old, 2 groups with 6-7 years old and 2 groups consist children from 3 to 7 years old. Our vision is to be childfriendly, health promoting, safe and creative environment where we can fulfill our mission to establish, through cooperation between parents and teachers, the conditions needed for childs comprehensive development. Our fundamental values are: Respect – we respect ourselves and eachother. Health - we follow healthy lifestyle and offer safe environment. Consideration – we are helpful towards everyone and everything, we cooperate. Tolerance– being tolerant and treating everyone equally. Creativity - we teach and study through game and creative action. we keep our traditions and are opend to new ideas Our kindergarten name comes from the forget-me-not flower, that represents faithfullness and love.