Famiya

What Famiya does

Famiya is a Swiss private non-profit association (association de droit privé à but non lucratif) founded in 1987 and rebranded to its current name in 2020, headquartered in Fribourg, Switzerland. The organization operates under an official public mandate from the State of Fribourg to coordinate and supervise family-based childcare (accueil familial de jour) at the homes of affiliated caregivers across the Sarine district of Canton Fribourg. It serves families seeking an alternative to collective nursery care, matching them with approximately 150 vetted caregivers (accueillant·e·s) who provide home-based childcare for children from birth through the end of primary school.

Famiya's service model is built around a small in-house professional team (~12 employees) including a director, an administrative collaborator, and a network of regional coordinators, each assigned to specific communes within the Sarine district (and incrementally the District du Lac). These coordinators act as the human matching and oversight layer: they match families to caregivers, monitor placement quality, and serve as ongoing points of contact. The association handles all administrative, financial, and organizational aspects of each placement, including caregiver compensation and social insurance contributions. Caregivers receive regular training co-financed by the State of Fribourg.

Commercially, Famiya operates a usage-based revenue model: families are billed hourly for childcare, with rates determined by family income, child's age, and per-commune municipal subsidies. The association generates administrative revenue through margin on hourly fees and supplemented by public subsidies and minor grant income (notably Loterie Romande). Technology infrastructure is intentionally minimal — a WordPress website, a rate calculator, and social media channels — with no proprietary platform, app, API, or AI capabilities. Customer acquisition is direct-to-consumer, relying on local word-of-mouth, the website, and community engagement via Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Name

Famiya

Legal name

famiya

Website

https://famiya.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Famiya is a Swiss non-profit association that coordinates and supervises family-based home childcare in the Sarine district of Canton Fribourg under a public mandate from the State of Fribourg, matching local families with approximately 150 vetted caregivers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Childcare Coordination

NAICS

Child Care Services (6244), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Respite Care for Families of Children with Disabilities (HSAAAIAL)

Keywords

• Family childcare services
• Home-based daycare
• Childcare coordination
• Family day care
• Childminder matching

Headquarters

HQ city

Fribourg

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Hourly childcare fees: Families are billed hourly for childcare services. Rates are determined by family income, child's age, and municipal subsidies. The association manages all financial aspects including caregiver compensation and social insurance contributions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Famiya is a Swiss non-profit association that coordinates and supervises family-based childcare (accueil familial de jour) at the homes of approximately 150 vetted caregivers (accueillant·e·s) in the Sarine district of Canton Fribourg. The association matches families with caregivers, manages administrative and financial aspects including invoicing and social insurance contributions, and ensures caregiver training and quality oversight under a mandate from the State of Fribourg since 1987.

Product overview

Famiya operates as a single, unified childcare coordination service rather than a platform with modular products. The organization provides family-based childcare (accueil familial de jour) through a network of approximately 150 affiliated caregivers. Services include matching families with caregivers, ongoing coordination and monitoring of childcare placements, caregiver training and support, and administrative management. The organization has operated since 1987 under a mandate from the State of Fribourg.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Childcare Coordination Service Matching and coordination service that connects families with vetted, trained home-based caregivers (accueillant·e·s) for childcare from birth to end of primary school. The service includes full-day, half-day, or hourly care options, ongoing monitoring by dedicated coordinators, and complete administrative management including invoicing, caregiver compensation, and social insurance contributions. Targeted at families seeking an alternative to collective nursery care.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• State of Fribourg (Etat de Fribourg)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1987The State of Fribourg has entrusted famiya with the mandate to coordinate and supervise family childcare at caregivers' homes in the Sarine district since 1987. The state also co-finances the mandatory initial training for caregivers. This public mandate establishes the association as the authorized provider of family-based childcare in the region.
• Communes of the Sarine DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal authorities in the Sarine district provide subsidies that reduce the hourly childcare rates for eligible families. Each commune has its own subsidy arrangements, making the service accessible to families across different income levels.
• Loterie RomandeminorOthersLoterie Romande is referenced on the website as a supporting organization. Their logo appears in the footer of some pages.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Care.com: Global digital marketplace for connecting families with caregivers across childcare, senior care, and pet care. Comparable to Famiya as a family-to-caregiver matching intermediary, but operating at vastly larger scale through a technology platform rather than a regional mandate.
• Croix-Rouge suisse (Swiss Red Cross): National umbrella aid organization that operates family-support and childcare coordination services across Swiss cantons through cantonal sections. Comparable to Famiya in delivering non-profit, publicly-engaged family services, though at much broader scale and scope.
• Bright Horizons: Global for-profit provider of high-quality childcare and early education services, including employer-sponsored backup care. Comparable to Famiya in the underlying childcare services category, but addresses demand through owned/operated centers rather than in-home family daycare coordination.

Direct peers

• Babysits: European platform for finding babysitters, nannies, and family childcare providers across many European countries. Comparable to Famiya on the demand-supply matching dimension, but operates as a consumer-facing digital platform without the State-mandated coordination role.
• Swiss Network of Family Childcare Associations: Kibesuisse is the Swiss umbrella association for childcare providers, representing institutions operating across Swiss cantons. Comparable to Famiya as a Switzerland-wide family/childcare coordination ecosystem in which Famiya's cantonal association model sits, even though Kibesuisse plays an advocacy and standards role rather than direct service delivery.
• Yoopies: European online platform specializing in childcare and family-service matching across multiple European countries including Switzerland. Comparable to Famiya's family-to-caregiver matching function, although delivered through a private marketplace model rather than a regulated non-profit mandate.
• Pro Juventute: Switzerland's leading NGO for children and families, delivering mandated family-support services including family placement and childcare-related offerings across multiple cantons. Comparable to Famiya as a publicly-backed, non-profit provider of family services with regional delivery structures.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/100090184597698
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/famiya
• Instagraminstagram.com/famiya_fribourg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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