Wauw Speciaal Voor Jou

What Wauw Speciaal Voor Jou does

Wauw Speciaal Voor Jou is a Dutch care organization operating as a private limited company (BV) from Venray, Netherlands, founded in 2008. It provides care, guidance, and work opportunities for children, youth, and young adults with special care needs across three integrated service pillars: Wauw Zorgen (care and support including after-school care, holiday care, Saturday care, overnight stays, ambulatory guidance, and social activities), Wauw Werken (vocational training, work experience, and day activities across hospitality, facilities, greenery, and production for young adults with a distance to the labor market), and Wauw Wonen (small-scale supported independent living, with locations in Venray and Tegelen). A monthly Wauw Restaurant social-dining event and a Progressive Web App for client access round out the offering.

The business model is government-funded healthcare delivery rather than direct-to-consumer sales. Services are financed through Dutch public mechanisms: WLZ (Wet Langdurige Zorg), PGB (Persoonsgebonden Budget), Jeugdwet PGB, and Jeugdwet ZIN (Zorg in Natura). The go-to-market is sales-led and referral-driven: families contact the organization, undergo a telephone intake and introductory meeting, after which a personalized development plan is created. The organization operates under a Supervisory Board (Raad van Commissarissen) and an executive team led by Anke Hurkmans (Directie), with roughly 20 named staff across clinical, operational, and administrative functions. The geographic scope is Noord-Limburg in the southern Netherlands, and a 2025 four-year regional procurement win, ISO 9001-2015 certification, and a 2024 customer satisfaction score of 8.1/10 provide operational and regulatory validation.

Name

Wauw Speciaal Voor Jou

Legal name

Wauw speciaal voor jou BV

Website

https://wauwspeciaalvoorjou.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wauw Speciaal Voor Jou is a Dutch BV founded in 2008 that delivers care, work-experience, and supported-living services for children, youth, and young adults with special needs in Noord-Limburg, funded through WLZ, PGB, and Jeugdwet government channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Venray

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government-funded healthcare services: Services are financed through Dutch healthcare funding mechanisms including WLZ (Wet Langdurige Zorg), PGB (Persoonsgebonden Budget / Personal Budget), Jeugdwet PGB, and Jeugdwet ZIN (Zorg in Natura). The organization provides care across three pillars: Zorgen (Care), Werken (Work), and Wonen (Living) for children, youth, and young adults with special care needs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Wauw Speciaal Voor Jou is a Dutch care organization that provides integrated support for children, youth, and young adults with special care needs through three service pillars: Wauw Zorgen (after-school, holiday, Saturday, overnight, and ambulatory care), Wauw Werken (vocational training, internships, and day activities), and Wauw Wonen (small-scale supported independent living facilities). Services are delivered by a multidisciplinary team and financed through Dutch government healthcare mechanisms including WLZ, PGB, Jeugdwet, and Jeugdwet ZIN.

Product overview

Wauw Speciaal Voor Jou is a care organization offering three interconnected core pillars — Wauw Zorgen (care and support services), Wauw Werken (vocational training and work experience), and Wauw Wonen (supported independent living) — alongside a social dining offering called Wauw Restaurant and a Progressive Web App for client and family access. The three pillars are designed to complement each other, supporting children, youth, and young adults with special needs across their full developmental journey from care through employment and independent living.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wauw Zorgen

Quantifiable outcome

• Customer satisfaction score of 8.1 achieved in 2024 annual survey
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Schools and Schools and Healthcare ProviderscoreOthersClose collaboration with schools and healthcare providers as part of the care coordination process. The organization works closely with parents and other stakeholders including schools and healthcare providers to ensure optimal alignment of care with the needs of the child.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pluryn: Largest Dutch youth care and disability services provider, offering integrated care, living, and work/day-activity programs across multiple regions. Directly comparable to Wauw's three-pillar (Zorgen/Werken/Wonen) model but at national scale.
• Enver: Dutch youth care provider in the eastern Netherlands offering ambulatory and residential youth services. Comparable regional youth-care model to Wauw, with overlapping funding streams (Jeugdwet).
• Koraal Groep: Dutch provider of youth care, special education, and disability services, including residential and ambulatory guidance. Comparable to Wauw's youth-focused Zorgen pillar and Wonen residential offerings.
• Horizon Jeugdzorg en Opvoedhulp: Dutch regional youth care and parenting support organization in Limburg providing ambulatory guidance and residential care. Direct regional peer to Wauw's ambulatory and care services in Noord-Limburg.
• 's Heeren Loo: Major Dutch care provider for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, offering care, living, and day-activity services. Comparable to Wauw's ambulatory care and residential (Wonen) offerings for the special-needs population.
• Philadelphia Zorg: Dutch care provider supporting people with intellectual disabilities through supported living, day activities, and ambulatory guidance. Directly comparable care-and-living model to Wauw's Wonen and ambulatory services.
• Pactum Jeugd- en Opvoedhulp: Dutch youth care provider offering ambulatory guidance, residential care, and family support. Comparable to Wauw's Zorgen and Wonen services for youth with special needs.

Broad incumbents

• Parnassia Groep: Largest Dutch mental health and youth care conglomerate offering a broad portfolio including ambulatory youth care and residential services. Broader, multi-region incumbent versus Wauw's regional focus.
• Leger des Heils Jeugdbescherming & Jeugdreclassering: National Salvation Army youth care division offering ambulatory guidance, residential care, and protected living across the Netherlands. Comparable in service mix but operates as a broad national incumbent rather than a regional specialist.

Regional players

• Jeugdformaat: Dutch youth care provider primarily active in South Holland offering ambulatory guidance and family support. Comparable in ambulatory care approach but serves a different geographic region than Wauw's Noord-Limburg focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WauwSpeciaalVoorJou
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wauwspeciaalvoorjou
• Instagraminstagram.com/wauwspecialvoorjou

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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