Centre Départemental de l’Enfance et de la Famille

What Centre Départemental de l’Enfance et de la Famille does

Centre Départemental de l'Enfance et de la Famille (CDEF) is a French autonomous public institution (Établissement Public autonome) dedicated to child protection, headquartered in Chamalières, in the Puy-de-Dôme department. The establishment operates continuously 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with a stated capacity of 280 places, serving minors aged 0 to 18, young adults up to 21, and isolated mothers with their children referred by the departmental child welfare authority. As a departmental public establishment, it is financed exclusively by the Conseil Départemental du Puy-de-Dôme under the French Social Action and Family Code framework, with no commercial revenue, no pricing discretion, and no adjacent market activity.

The CDEF delivers its statutory mission through three service pillars: educational services (services éducatifs), support services (services supports), and health services (services de santé). Beyond these pillars, the establishment operates emergency accommodation, parental support programming, and the SAJIR service for socio-professional reintegration of young people leaving the child protection system. Service users are beneficiaries of departmental child welfare decisions, including children and adolescents removed from or adjudicated to remain within the establishment's care, youth transitioning out of protective measures, and isolated mothers with children requiring supported housing and case management.

The operating model is a cost-recovery public mandate rather than a commercial business: the CDEF has no customers in the conventional sense, no sales motion, and no pricing model. The 11–50 employee figure is the only headcount signal available and is likely conservative for a 280-place continuously operating multi-disciplinary facility. Activity is wholly governed and funded by the departmental authority, and expansion or contraction of services is contingent on departmental budget cycles and statutory child protection case flow rather than on commercial demand.

Name

Centre Départemental de l’Enfance et de la Famille

Legal name

Centre Départemental de l'Enfance et de la Famille

Website

https://cdef63.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Centre Départemental de l'Enfance et de la Famille is a French public child protection establishment in Puy-de-Dôme operating a 280-place capacity 24/7, delivering educational, support, and health services to minors, young adults, and isolated mothers exclusively under departmental government financing.

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Product category

Child Protection Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFACAL

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Behavioral Health & Substance Use Treatment

SECONDARYHSAAAIAL

Respite Care for Families of Children with Disabilities

Home & Personal Services/Childcare, Babysitting & Nanny Services/Special Needs & Inclusive Childcare Services

Keywords

• Child protection services
• Emergency shelter services
• Family social services
• Youth residential care
• Public social establishment

Headquarters

HQ city

Chamalières

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding from Conseil Départemental: As a public social establishment (Établissement Public autonome), the CDEF is financed by the Conseil Départemental. The organization operates as a government-funded facility providing child protection services at no direct cost to the individuals served.

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Core offering

The Centre Départemental de l'Enfance et de la Famille (CDEF) is a public social establishment that provides emergency child protection services, including 24/7 accommodation, psycho-affective evaluation, and orientation for minors aged 0-18, young adults up to 21, and isolated mothers with children. It delivers an integrated continuum of care through three service divisions (educational, support, and health services), supplemented by parental accompaniment and the SAJIR social-professional reintegration program, with a total capacity of 280 places.

Product overview

The Centre Départemental de l'Enfance et de la Famille (CDEF) is a public social establishment providing integrated child protection services through a multi-service architecture. The organization operates three core service divisions—Educational Services (Services éducatifs), Support Services (Services supports), and Health Services (Services de santé)—alongside specialized programs including emergency accommodation (Hébergement en urgence) operating 24/7, parental accompaniment (Accompagnement à la parentalité), and SAJIR for social-professional reintegration. With a capacity of 280 places, the center provides a unified continuum of care offering secure shelter, personalized psycho-affective accompaniment, and comprehensive support to minors aged birth to 18, young adults up to 21, and isolated mothers with children.

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Products and services

• Services éducatifs (Educational Services) Educational support services providing personalized accompaniment for minors in care, including observation and psycho-affective support adapted to each young person's specific needs.
• Services supports (Support Services) Support services providing health, financial, and human resources assistance to ensure comprehensive care for those accommodated.
• Services de santé (Health Services) Health services offering medical and psychological care to minors, young adults up to 21, and isolated mothers with children.
• Hébergement en urgence (Emergency Accommodation) Emergency accommodation service operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing immediate secure and caring shelter for children in difficulty or danger, including minors from birth to 18 years, young adults up to 21, and isolated mothers with their children.
• Accompagnement à la parentalité (Parental Accompaniment) Parent support service offering guidance and accompaniment to parents in difficulty, helping strengthen family bonds and parenting skills.
• SAJIR (Soutien à la Réintégration Sociale et Professionnelle) Social and professional reintegration support service working to reintegrate accommodated youth socially and scholastically while facilitating their professional insertion.

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Broad incumbents

• Le Secours Catholique: French Catholic charitable network delivering emergency aid, family support and accommodation to vulnerable populations including families with children. Comparable to CDEF on family emergency support and social-reintegration components, with a national footprint rather than departmental focus.
• Emmaüs France: Federation of French social-solidarity organisations providing accommodation and reintegration support to vulnerable populations, including families and young adults. Comparable to CDEF on the accommodation and social-reintegration pillars, although broader in mission and beneficiary scope.
• Croix-Rouge française: France's largest humanitarian organisation, operating a broad portfolio that includes child-protection shelters, health services and family support. Comparable to CDEF on the shelter and health-services components, but significantly larger, multi-region and multi-mission.

Direct peers

• Action Enfance: French association running villages d'enfants and foster-care programmes for children placed by judicial or administrative child-protection authorities. Shares CDEF's core mission of residential and educational support for at-risk minors, with similar reliance on departmental/public funding.
• Apprentis d'Auteuil: French Catholic foundation that provides child protection, family support, education and social/ professional reintegration for at-risk youth, mirroring CDEF's combination of emergency accommodation, educational support and reintegration services. Comparable in mission and beneficiary profile (minors in care, family support), although broader in geographic reach.
• SOS Villages d'Enfants France: French branch of SOS Children's Villages delivering long-term family-based care, emergency shelter and educational support for children without parental care. Directly comparable to CDEF's emergency accommodation and educational-services pillar, with stronger emphasis on foster-village placement models.

Regional players

• Fondation Abbé Pierre: French foundation focused on housing access and support for vulnerable households, including families with children. Comparable to CDEF on emergency accommodation and family-support dimensions, though its primary mission is housing rather than child protection per se.

Others

• CNAPE (Conseil National des Associations de Protection de l'Enfance): Umbrella network coordinating French child-protection associations and establishments. Comparable as a sector coordinator and standards body for the same child-protection field in which CDEF operates as a departmental operator.

Market position

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Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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