A bill sent out for coordination would see local governments reserve kindergarten places nearest to home for all children. Local governments would have to notify parents of the designation 90 days before the child turns 18 months old.
The city of Tallinn finds that choice of kindergarten should stay with parents and that primary education should have as few rules as possible. Our studies show that parents base their choice of kindergarten on many different factors, such as nearness to place of work, nearness to home. A lot of times kindergartens are chosen based on distance from grandparents, Andres Pajula, head of the Tallinn Education Department, told ERR, adding that the ministry s amendment plan fails to consider the interests of parents.