What Lernen fördern - Dienstleistungen does

Lernen fördern – Dienstleistungen GmbH is the wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Lernen fördern e.V. – Kreisverband Steinfurt, a German nonprofit registered association founded in 1982 in North Rhine-Westphalia. The subsidiary, established in 2004, sits within a broader group that delivers vocational training and employment integration, supports children and families through 22 Kinderland childcare facilities (1,500+ children) and offene Ganztagsschule after-school programs (1,200+ students), operates an 8,000 sqm industrial-services inclusion business with roughly 40 employees, and runs Haus Martinus, a 16-place specialized residential facility for hearing-impaired adults with mental illness. The group employs more than 1,100 staff across Ibbenbüren, Emsdetten, Greven, Lengerich, Rheine, and Steinfurt. Its core training delivery combines classroom-based vocational re-integration with the VIONA® online learning platform (licensed from Bildungsmanufaktur since 2019), enabling remote participation across the region.

The entity's technology stack is intentionally lean: the only named digital platform is VIONA®, a third-party online vocational learning system used to extend reach beyond brick-and-mortar classrooms. No proprietary AI, machine-learning, or data assets are disclosed. Operational governance is signaled through DIN EN ISO 50001 energy-management certification and HR-quality recognition (TOP-Arbeitgeber Kreis Steinfurt 2021; Betriebsplus 2021), but the production technology base is conventional service-delivery software plus the VIONA® layer.

The business model is that of a regulated social-services provider rather than a commercial enterprise. Revenue is assembled from public funding streams (Arbeitsagentur, Jugendamt, municipal subsidies), federal benefits-administration programs (Bildung und Teilhabe, six sites), and parental fees for childcare. There is no equity funding, no IPO posture, and no disclosed revenue figure; the absence of for-profit commercial customers and the dependence on a single geographic region (Kreis Steinfurt) make the entity structurally a regional public-sector contractor, with growth bounded primarily by local demographic trends, public-sector budget cycles, and policy decisions on social-care commissioning.

Name

Lernen fördern - Dienstleistungen

Legal name

Lernen fördern e.V., Kreisverband Steinfurt

Website

https://lernen-foerdern-ev.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lernen fördern – Dienstleistungen GmbH is the operating subsidiary of a 1982-founded German nonprofit in Kreis Steinfurt, delivering vocational training, employment integration, 22 Kinderland childcare sites (1,500+ children), after-school care (1,200+ students), residential care, and inclusion industrial services across 1,100+ staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services and Vocational Rehabilitation

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG), Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services (EDALAFAN), Down Syndrome & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Childcare (HSAAAIAC), Hearing Impairment & Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Inclusive Childcare (HSAAAIAJ)

Keywords

• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Childcare and daycare
• Employment integration programs
• After-school care services
• Residential care facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Emsdetten

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Vocational Training & Employment Integration Services: Government-funded programs for professional integration of people with disabilities and disadvantaged youth and adults, funded through the Bildungs- und Teilhabepaket and employment agency contracts (Agentur für Arbeit).
2. Childcare Services (Kinderland GmbH): Daycare services for children aged 0 to school entry, funded through Kita fees paid by parents and youth welfare office subsidies.
3. Open After-School Care (OGS): Extended school supervision services in Greven, funded through municipal contracts and parental contributions.
4. Industrial Services (Dienstleistungen): Industrial services provided by an inclusion business employing people with and without disabilities, serving regional businesses on a contract basis.
5. Residential Care (Haus Martinus): Stationary rehabilitative residential facility for mentally ill hearing-impaired individuals, funded through inclusion assistance (Eingliederungshilfe) payments and residents' own living expenses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lernen fördern – Dienstleistungen GmbH operates as a nonprofit inclusion business providing industrial services for regional companies on an 8,000 sqm facility in Emsdetten, employing approximately 40 people with and without disabilities. As part of the Lernen fördern e.V. Unternehmensverbund, it is complemented by vocational integration programs (Bildung und Teilhabe at six sites), 22 Kinderland daycare facilities, four Offene Ganztagsschulen (OGS) in Greven, and the Haus Martinus residential facility for hearing-impaired mentally ill adults. Services are funded through government contracts, municipal subsidies, parental contributions, and inclusion assistance (Eingliederungshilfe).

Product overview

Lernen fördern is a non-profit organizational association (Unternehmensverbund) comprising multiple subsidiaries and service divisions. The portfolio includes: the core Bildung und Teilhabe vocational integration program; Kinderland GmbH operating 22 daycare centers; Offene Ganztagsschulen providing after-school care in Greven; the Bildungsmanufaktur training division featuring VIONA® online academy; Haus Martinus residential facility for hearing-impaired mentally ill individuals; and the Lernen fördern – Dienstleistungen inclusion employment subsidiary. Services are delivered across six locations in the Kreis Steinfurt district.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bildung und Teilhabe: Arbeitsbereich für berufliche Integration von Menschen mit Behinderung oder Benachteiligungen an sechs Standorten im Kreis Steinfurt
• Kinderland
• Offene Ganztagsschulen
• Bildungsmanufaktur
• Haus Martinus
• VIONA® (Virtuelle Online Akademie)

Products and services

• Bildung und Teilhabe (Vocational Integration) Vocational training and employment integration programs for people with disabilities or disadvantages, operating at six sites in the Kreis Steinfurt district with over 150 pedagogical specialists and more than 100 integration projects. Funded through Agentur für Arbeit and Eingliederungshilfe.
• Kinderland GmbH (Daycare Services) Non-profit early childhood education and daycare provider operating 22 facilities across the Kreis Steinfurt region, caring for over 1,500 children with more than 350 specialized pedagogical staff. Funded through parental Kita fees and youth welfare office subsidies.
• Offene Ganztagsschulen (OGS) – After-School Care After-school care and educational support for primary school children at four OGS schools in Greven (Martinischule, Marienschule, Erich-Kästner-Schule, Martin-Luther-Schule), serving over 1,200 students with municipal and parental contributions funding.
• VIONA® (Virtuelle Online Akademie) Online learning platform enabling interactive participation in educational programs via PC, with learning coaches available at facilities in Ibbenbüren and Steinfurt to support users with the platform. Provided by the Bildungsmanufaktur division since 2019.
• Bildungsmanufaktur (Continuing Education) Continuing education and professional development programs for internal and external specialists, including the VIONA® online academy and various training courses. Contract is concluded with Lernen fördern e.V. – Kreisverband Steinfurt.
• Haus Martinus (Residential Care) Residential facility in Greven for mentally ill hearing-impaired individuals, offering 16 residential places across the main villa and two outer residential groups (AWG1 at Alte Münsterstraße 8; AWG2 at Stauffenbergstraße 2), plus ambulatory supported living. Communication delivered via German Sign Language (DGS) and speech-accompanying gestures (LBG). Funded through Eingliederungshilfe and residents' own living expenses.
• Lernen fördern – Dienstleistungen GmbH (Industrial Services) Inclusion business providing industrial services for regional companies with approximately 40 employees, including people with and without disabilities working together at an 8,000 square meter facility in Emsdetten.

Quantifiable outcome

• 22 Kinderland facilities care for more than 1,500 children with 350+ specialized staff
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VIONA® (proprietary online learning platform)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019The Bildungsmanufaktur offers the VIONA® virtual online academy since 2019, enabling interactive participation in educational programs via PC with dedicated learning facilitators at Ibbenbüren and Steinfurt sites. VIONA® serves as a core technology platform for delivering remote learning across the organization.
• Lernen fördern e.V. (parent association)coreOthersLernen fördern – Dienstleistungen GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of Lernen fördern e.V. Kreisverband Steinfurt. The association serves as the founding and controlling entity, providing institutional framework and public funding access.
• Kinderland GmbH (sister subsidiary)coreOthersThe gemeinnützige Kinderland GmbH is the 100% subsidiary of Lernen fördern e.V. responsible for 22 daycare facilities. Both subsidiaries operate under the same parent association and share the corporate verbund structure.
• Agentur für Arbeit (Employment Agency)coreOthersPublic employment agency provides commissioning and funding for vocational training, integration, and employment programs for unemployed youth and adults, people with disabilities, and migrants.
• Kommunen und Jugendämter (Municipalities and Youth Welfare Offices)coreOthersMunicipal governments and youth welfare offices commission childcare services (OGS, Kita), fund placement for children in need, and support residential care at Haus Martinus through Eingliederungshilfe and youth welfare funding.
• Landes- und Bundesverband Lernen fördernminorOthersThe association is a member of the state (Landesverband) and federal (Bundesverband) Lernen fördern umbrella organizations, providing networking, best practice sharing, and collective representation.
• Der Paritätische (Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband)minorOthersThe organization is a member of Der Paritätische, one of the six major welfare associations in Germany, providing structural support, quality assurance standards, and collective representation in social policy.
• Fabulara (reading promotion project)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFabulara provides the 'Wunderland' creative reading promotion project for OGS facilities at Martinischule and Erich-Kästner-Schule, featuring characters that emerge from books to take children on journeys through various story worlds, integrating books, e-books, and audiobooks.
• Local X-pertsminorOthersLocal X-perts is a training placement portal developed by Lernen fördern to connect students with apprenticeship opportunities. It supports the 'Ibb bildet aus. Steig ein!' initiative helping students explore vocational fields and ease career decisions.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: Largest Catholic welfare association in Germany operating similar social services including vocational training, disability services, childcare, and residential care. Operates under comparable government-funded nonprofit model with multi-entity structure across regions.
• AWO Bundesverband: Major German welfare association offering comparable daycare, after-school care, vocational integration, and disability services. Operates regional subsidiaries with similar entity structures and SGB funding dependencies.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): German Red Cross operates comparable social services including residential care, vocational integration, and youth welfare programs through regional associations with similar government contracting models.
• Lebenshilfe (Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe): Germany's largest federation of disability-focused nonprofit associations, providing comparable vocational integration, residential care, and family services for people with intellectual disabilities. Directly comparable as a peer nonprofit provider operating under Eingliederungshilfe funding frameworks.
• CJD (Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands): National Christian youth services nonprofit operating vocational training, special needs education, residential care, and integration programs for disadvantaged youth and adults across Germany. Comparable in mission, scale (1,000+ employees), and funding mix.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant welfare umbrella offering identical social services — Eingliederungshilfe, youth welfare, vocational training, residential care, and Kita operations — through member organizations under similar SGB funding frameworks.

Direct peers

• Kolping Bildungswerk: Operates comparable vocational integration and continuing education programs, particularly for disadvantaged youth and adults, under Agentur für Arbeit and youth welfare contracts. Similar nonprofit governance and German welfare association affiliation.
• Bundesverband Lernen fördern: Direct parent federation to which Lernen fördern e.V. Kreisverband Steinfurt belongs; operates the same brand of vocational integration services, special needs education, and family support across other German regions with comparable funding and operational models.
• Berufsbildungswerke (BBW) Network: Network of specialized vocational training centers for young people with disabilities across Germany. Directly comparable as vocational rehabilitation providers under SGB IX funding with similar pedagogical specialist staffing models.

Others

• Der Paritätische (Gesamtverband): One of the six major German welfare umbrella associations to which Lernen fördern belongs. Comparable in scale and scope of social service delivery, providing structural support and quality frameworks for member organizations offering similar disability and social services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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