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Jevgeni Ossinovski, chairman of the Tallinn City Council, who is currently visiting Ukraine gave 50 used laptops to Lyceum 25 in Zhytomyr. The laptops were donated by the City of Tallinn.

Starting next Monday, 14 June, and lasting until the end of August, 18 school stadiums will be open to the public in Tallinn for sports.

Tallinn has been selected as the host city for the 2025 International Children's Games that takes place under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee. Last week, Igor Topole, President of the International Children’s Games, and Secretary General Hugh Waters, visited Tallinn to inspect its sports infrastructure and met with city leaders to discuss the details of organizing the event.

The renovated Miiamilla Children's Museum was opened on January 11 by the Estonian President Alar Karis, Sirje Karis, Mayor of Tallinn Mihhail Kõlvart, and children who contributed to the museum’s completion. The new permanent exhibition "Children's Universes" welcomes visitors starting Saturday, January 13.

The initial phase of Tallinn's “Safe School Route” (“Turvaline koolitee”) program is set to focus on 14 schools within the city, addressing safety challenges around school vicinities such as safe sidewalks, bike lanes, street crossings, parking areas, and the implementation of traffic calming measures. Over the coming years, the program is planned to expand, encompassing all schools within Tallinn that require similar safety enhancements in their surrounding areas.

Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart and the President of the International Children’s Games, Igor Topole, today signed a cooperation agreement to host the International Children's Games in Tallinn in August 2025.

On April 11, Räägu School commemorated its second year of operation with a celebratory concert and ceremony. Established on April 11, 2022, as a branch of Tallinna Lilleküla Gümnaasium, the school provides education to children displaced by the war in Ukraine. It currently has 18 classes with a total enrollment of 417 students.

Starting July 1, hospitals owned by the City of Tallinn will cover the visit fees for children’s specialist appointments from their own funds.

Every summer, Tallinn renews the road markings around educational institutions to make children's journeys to school or kindergarten safer and drivers more attentive to small pedestrians. This summer, 324 pedestrian crossings around schools and 413 around kindergartens were updated, and on 1 September, police and municipal police officers will also help to ensure safety.

On Wednesday, 5 October, the mayors of the Nordic and Baltic capitals met online to discuss the education of children of Ukrainian war refugees and assistance to Ukrainian cities.