Expert Insights in Early Childhood Development
At VÄIKE PÄIKE INTERNATIONAL, we specialize in early childhood education drawn from our rich Estonian heritage. Our team is dedicated to nurturing young minds with innovative approaches and practices. Partner with us to unlock the potential of early learning in your setting.
We have been building and operating early childhood services since 2003.
Väike Päike is one of Estonia’s largest private early childhood education providers, combining hands-on practice with research-based knowledge, teacher development, digital innovation and system-level expertise.
years of early childhood practice, since 2003
kindergartens and childcare centres in 5 municipalities
children aged 1-7 in daily care and education
teachers, assistants and specialists
municipalities use our self-regulation programme
in hobby school, holiday camps up to age 10
One ecosystem – every layer built to solve a real problem in our own centres
All our services and solutions are developed and tested in our own centres and then shared with partner institutions, municipalities and countries.
Practice
14 centres where ideas are tested every day
People
Teachers, specialists and leaders developed in-house
Knowledge
Child development, pedagogy, quality and service economics
TRAINING
Our Training Centre turns know-how into programmes
SUPPORT
Early identification and timely support for child and family
DIGITAL
DigiLa makes development visible to teachers and parents
SYSTEMS
Two decades of work with municipalities, funding and regulation
Four key areas of cooperation
Early Childhood Systems Development
Analysis, strategy, curriculum development, quality and implementation support for municipalities and ministries.
INTERNATIONAL
ACADEMY
Study visits, job shadowing, teacher and leadership training. Erasmus+ learning opportunities.
Digital Early Childhood – DigiLa
A digital environment for child development and learning. Open for international pilots in 2027.
Pilot & Demonstration Environment
Our centres as real-life environments to test, demonstrate and scale new approaches.
We can join your project in different roles
Thematic expertise and content development
Turning strategy into practice
Capacity building for teachers and leaders
Digital tools and data-informed development
Testing and validating new approaches in real settings
Contributing to and coordinating international projects
Examples of our international and national cooperation
National pilot and implementation support
Methodology for Ukrainian educators
Used in 15+ municipalities
Early childhood law development
Development and implementation support
Official earty childhood partner
Making child development visible
DigiLa helps teachers and parents see and support a child’s development through age-appropriate learning paths, activities and insights. We are looking for international pilot partners in 2027.
Building better early childhood systems together.
We are always open to new partnerships and international cooperation.
Contact for international cooperation
sven.soomuste@lasteklubi.ee
+372 501 4730