Itep Les Alicantes

What Itep Les Alicantes does

Itep Les Alicantes is a French public medico-social establishment operating as a Dispositif ITEP Intégré (Integrated Therapeutic, Educational, and Pedagogical Institute) under the management of ANER (Association Nîmoise d'Education et de Rééducation), a non-profit association headquartered in Nîmes. Its core service is the provision of integrated therapeutic, educational, and pedagogical care for children aged 3-18 presenting psychological difficulties whose behavioral expression severely disrupts socialization and access to learning, despite preserved intellectual potential. The establishment operates three care modalities under a single integrated device model: night accommodation (5 children, ages 5-14), day accommodation (28 children, ages 5-14), and ambulatory care (22 children, ages 3-18), plus a mobile Early Support Team (Équipe d'Accompagnement Précoce) launched in 2018 for children aged 3-5 in nursery school settings. Service delivery is organized across five territorial units — two in Nîmes, one in Vauvert, one in Remoulins, and the EAP — collectively serving 55 children drawn exclusively from the Gard department via MDPH (Maison Départementale des Personnes Handicapées) orientations. Care is delivered by an interdisciplinary team combining psychiatry, psychology, specialized education, speech therapy, and psychomotor skills, with regulatory authorization anchored in Décret 2017-620 and recently reinforced by Décret of July 5, 2024.

The organization's business model is structurally distinct from a commercial enterprise: as a public medico-social establishment under the French healthcare financing system, it does not publish pricing to families and does not sell directly to end-users. Revenue flows from social security and regional health agency budgets (ARS / Assurance Maladie) under the dotation globale framework, with admissions gated exclusively by MDPH notifications. The establishment's go-to-market is therefore institutional rather than commercial: it operates as part of the national DITEP ecosystem through the AIRe association (representing over 50% of France's 422 DITEPs) and participates in the GALIGEN cooperation group (founded 2009) alongside Les Garrigues and Le Genevrier associations to pool competencies, equipment, and technical resources.

Distribution is anchored by physical proximity — three units in Nîmes, Vauvert, and Remoulins, plus the mobile EAP team — to minimize travel burden on families and maintain children in ordinary living and school environments. The establishment's history reflects successive restructuring events: origins under a religious congregation (1850), financial crisis and judicial recovery (1989), renaming to "Les Alicantes" (1991), and progressive administrative authorizations culminating in the Integrated Device model (2010, 2017). Strategic positioning centers on regulatory adherence and territorial coverage rather than scale; headcount disclosure (7 employees in firmographic data) understates the full clinical and educational workforce typical of a French medico-social establishment of this capacity.

Name

Itep Les Alicantes

Legal name

ANER (Association Nîmoise d'Education et de Rééducation)

Website

https://alicantes-itep.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Itep Les Alicantes is a French public medico-social establishment (DITEP) under ANER, providing integrated therapeutic, educational, and pedagogical care for 55 children aged 3-18 with psychological difficulties across Nîmes, Vauvert, and Remoulins in the Gard department, funded by ARS via MDPH notifications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medico-social child welfare services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFACAL

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services)

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

SECONDARYEDACAFAO

Mental Health & Infant/Early Childhood Consultation (0–5)

Education/Early Childhood Education/Early Intervention & Developmental Services (0–5)

SECONDARYEDACAFAJ

Family Coaching, Parent-Mediated & Home Visiting EI Services

Education/Early Childhood Education/Early Intervention & Developmental Services (0–5)

Keywords

• Medico-social care
• Therapeutic education services
• Pedagogical care
• Child psychology support
• Behavioral disorder care

Headquarters

HQ city

Nîmes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

DITEP Les Alicantes operates an integrated therapeutic, educational, and pedagogical care device for children and adolescents aged 3-18 presenting psychological difficulties whose behavioral disorders severely disrupt socialization and access to learning. The establishment serves 55 children total through three modalities — night accommodation (5 children, ages 5-14), day accommodation (28 children, ages 5-14), and ambulatory care (22 children, ages 3-18) — delivered across three territorial units (Nîmes, Vauvert, Remoulins) and a mobile early-intervention team for children aged 3-5.

Product overview

DITEP Les Alicantes is a social and medico-social establishment providing integrated therapeutic, educational, and pedagogical care for children aged 3-18 with psychological difficulties. The organization operates as a single integrated device (Dispositif Intégré ITEP) comprising three accommodation modalities (night care, day care, and ambulatory care) serving 55 children total. The establishment includes five territorial units: two in Nîmes, one in Vauvert, one in Remoulins, plus a mobile Early Support Team (Équipe d'Accompagnement Précoce) focused on children ages 3-5 in kindergarten.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Équipe d'Accompagnement Précoce (EAP): Early Support Team providing interdisciplinary ambulatory support for children aged 3-5 years with early behavioral difficulties, operating since 2018

Products and services

• DITEP Les Alicantes (Dispositif Intégré ITEP) Integrated therapeutic, educational, and pedagogical device providing care for children aged 3-18 with psychological difficulties whose behavioral disorders disrupt socialization and learning access. Operates through three modalities — night accommodation (5 children, ages 5-14), day accommodation (28 children, ages 5-14), and ambulatory care (22 children, ages 3-18) — for a total of 55 children.
• Équipe d'Accompagnement Précoce (EAP) Mobile early-intervention team providing interdisciplinary ambulatory support for children aged 3-5 in kindergarten presenting early and significant behavioral difficulties. Follows 12-15 children per year with valid MDPH notification, supporting families and school integration to maintain children in ordinary environments.
• Unité Nîmes (Nîmes 1 et Nîmes 2) Two units co-located at 1 impasse Jean Macé, Nîmes, each accommodating 12-15 children. Provides all three modalities of the Integrated Device (day care, night care, ambulatory) to serve children close to their natural environment.
• Unité Vauvert Unit located at 18 Rue du Mas de BARBET, 30600 Vauvert, accommodating 12-15 children. Provides proximity support for families and children in the Vauvert territory.
• Unité Remoulins Unit located at Clos Malaval n°1, 26 rue de Baudran, 30210 Remoulins, accommodating 12-15 children. Provides proximity support for families and children in the Remoulins territory.

Quantifiable outcome

• Children maintained or restored to ordinary family environment and satisfactory social life

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• BlockproofminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 25 May 2018Specialized consulting firm for personal data protection in social, medico-social, and health sectors. Engaged to support ITEP Les Alicantes in its RGPD (GDPR) compliance journey, including DPO designation support and CNIL declaration.
• GALIGEN (Groupement de Coopération Sociale et Médico-Sociale)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Social and medico-social cooperation group created in 2009, bringing together Les Garrigues, Le Genevrier, and Les Alicantes associations. GALIGEN's purpose is to pool competencies, equipment, and technical resources necessary for member activities.
• AIRe (Association Nationale des ITEP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIRe is the national association for ITEP establishments, founded in 1995. It advocates for children with psychological difficulties whose behavioral disorders disrupt socialization and learning. AIRe represents over half of the 422 DITEPs in metropolitan and overseas France. It promotes the ITEP device concept and the integrated functioning model, advocates for policy development, and supports research and professional training.
• ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé)coreOthersRegional health agencies responsible for regional health system leadership. They define and implement health policy at regional level, meeting population needs. ARS provides administrative authorization and ongoing regulatory oversight for the ITEP establishment.
• Education NationalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe French National Education system is a key institutional partner for ITEP services. Collaboration focuses on inclusive schooling arrangements, with ITEP supporting children in maintaining or returning to ordinary school environments.
• MDPH (Maison Départementale des Personnes Handicapées)coreOthersDepartmental House for Disabled Persons responsible for evaluating needs and issuing orientation decisions. MDPH notifications are mandatory for admission to ITEP services.
• Champ SocialminorOthersPublishing house specializing in social work, disability, education, pedagogy, and mental health sectors. Publishes proceedings from AIRe conferences and offers training programs including on the ITEP Integrated Device.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Le Genevrier (GALIGEN member): Third member of the GALIGEN cooperative group alongside Les Alicantes and Les Garrigues, operating a medico-social establishment in the Gard area. Direct peer as a cooperative partner sharing competencies, equipment, and technical resources under the same operating model.
• Les Garrigues (GALIGEN member): Sibling association within the GALIGEN cooperative group, also operating a DITEP-type establishment in the Gard department. Direct peer as part of the same resource-pooling cooperative with comparable therapeutic, educational, and pedagogical missions.

Broad incumbents

• Fondation Falret: Foundation operating medico-social establishments for vulnerable populations including children with psychological difficulties. Comparable as a non-profit operator of therapeutic and educational programs under similar French public health financing.
• FSEF (Fondation Santé des Étudiants de France): Foundation operating medico-social and healthcare establishments including facilities for young people with psychological and behavioral difficulties. Comparable as a non-profit operator of integrated therapeutic and educational programs under ARS authorization.
• ADAPEI: Federation of departmental associations serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including children with behavioral challenges. Comparable as a non-profit medico-social operator under ARS/CNSA financing serving similar populations.
• PEP (Pupilles de l'Enseignement Public): National network of associations operating medico-social and educational establishments for children with disabilities and behavioral difficulties. Comparable as a federation of local associations running DITEP-equivalent services under the same regulatory framework.
• Croix-Rouge française: Operates a national network of medico-social establishments including ITEP-like facilities serving children with psychological difficulties. Comparable as a large non-profit provider of behavioral health and child welfare services under French public financing.
• Fondation des Apprentis d'Auteuil: Major French foundation operating medico-social and educational establishments for children and adolescents in difficulty, including those with behavioral disorders. Comparable as a multi-site operator running integrated therapeutic, educational, and pedagogical programs with similar regulatory authorization models.
• AIRe (Association Nationale des ITEP): National association representing over half of France's 422 DITEP establishments, including Les Alicantes. AIRe advocates for the integrated ITEP device model and provides professional training, research, and policy development—directly comparable as the umbrella network for ITEP operators.
• Mutualité Française: Federation of mutual insurance organizations operating numerous medico-social establishments including youth facilities. Comparable as a non-profit network operator running child and adolescent behavioral health services under ARS authorization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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