APEJ

What APEJ does

APEJ (Association pour l'Accueil de Jour des Enfants) is a non-profit intercommunal association established in 2009 under Swiss communal law, headquartered in Coppet, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. It is the mandated childcare and daytime-care organization for the Terre Sainte region, serving nine communes (Bogis-Bossey, Chavannes-de-Bogis, Chavannes-des-Bois, Commugny, Coppet, Crans, Founex, Mies, Tannay). The organization coordinates a comprehensive portfolio of services for families and children from birth through adolescence, including crèches (daycare), UAPE (school-age childcare units located at seven schools), AMF (family-based childcare by accredited providers), Ludothèque (toy library with ~3,000 items), Bibliothèque intercommunale, restaurants scolaires, transports scolaires, vacation care, and TSP (Travail social de proximité) youth social work for ages 12-25.

APEJ operates through a centralized administrative and registration framework (Kibe Portail) and direct service delivery at physical sites across each commune. It employs approximately 40 staff and is governed by an Executive Committee, Conseil Intercommunal, and General Assembly of municipal delegates. Revenue is generated through income-based parental fees (revised tariff effective 01.08.2025) and contributions from the nine member communes — there is no private equity, no external shareholders, and no proprietary technology platform. A Cyber-Safe certification has been held since October 2022.

The organization has been actively expanding: a new 22-place nursery is scheduled to open in Tannay in 2026, a collaboration convention with private KidsCare Mies was signed in November 2025, and recent service additions include a morning Point rencontre service, UAPE coverage during school holidays, and Tonies audio figurine lending at the Bibliothèque. TSP outreach reached 215 young people and recorded 1,938 contacts in 2025, signaling continued scaling of the youth social work segment.

Name

APEJ

Legal name

APEJ - Association pour l'Accueil de Jour des Enfants

Website

https://apej.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

APEJ is a non-profit intercommunal association providing integrated childcare, before/after-school care, family childcare, library, toy library, and youth social work services across nine communes in the Terre Sainte region of Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intercommunal Childcare Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDACACAD

Full-Day Nursery Programs

Education/Early Childhood Education/Nursery Schools & Playgroups

SECONDARYEDACAGAD

Home-Based Infant & Toddler Care (Family Daycare)

Education/Early Childhood Education/Infant & Toddler Care Programs

Keywords

• Child daycare services
• After-school care
• Early childhood education
• Intercommunal services
• Youth social work

Headquarters

HQ city

Coppet

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Parental childcare fees: Fees charged to parents for childcare services, calculated based on family income (revenu déterminant). Pricing follows a revised tariff policy effective August 2025.
2. Public/Communal funding: APEJ is funded by multiple communes in the Terre Sainte region through an intercommunal structure. The organization receives subsidies and operates under municipal oversight.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

APEJ provides integrated childcare and educational support services for families across the Terre Sainte region of Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. Its offerings include day nurseries (crèches) for infants and toddlers, school-age childcare units (UAPE) at seven primary schools, family-based childcare (AMF) in caregivers' homes, vacation care, school cafeterias, school transportation, an intercommunal library, a toy library (Ludothèque), a youth and leisure center (CJLT), and proximity social work (TSP) for youth aged 12-25.

Product overview

APEJ is a multi-service childcare and educational support organization serving the Terre Sainte region of Switzerland. It operates a unified portfolio of integrated services including daycare centers (Crèches), school-age childcare units (UAPE) across seven municipalities, family-based childcare (AMF), a toy library (Ludothèque), an intercommunal library with audio figurine lending (Tonies), youth and leisure center (CJLT), school transportation, vacation childcare, and school cafeterias. These services are coordinated through a centralized administrative structure and share common registration systems and tariff policies to provide comprehensive coverage for families with children from birth to adolescence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UAPE (Unité d'accueil pour écoliers): School-age childcare units located at each school in Terre Sainte (Bogis-Chavannes, Commugny, Coppet, Crans, Founex, Mies, Tannay)
• AMF (Accueil en milieu familial)
• Bibliothèque intercommunale de Terre Sainte
• Ludothèque
• UAPE (Unités d'accueil pour écoliers)
• TSP (Travail social de proximité)

Products and services

• Crèches (Day Nurseries)
• Unités d'accueil pour écoliers (UAPE)
• Accueil en milieu familial (AMF)
• Accueil vacances (Vacation Care)
• Accueil pour enfants en milieu scolaire (APEMS 7P-8P)
• Restaurants scolaires (Necker et Rojalets)
• Transports scolaires (School Transportation)
• Bibliothèque intercommunale de Terre Sainte
• Ludothèque (Toy Library)
• Centre des jeunes et de loisirs (CJLT)
• Travail social de proximité (TSP)

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• KidsCare MiesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 November 2025Convention of collaboration signed November 2025 with the private nursery KidsCare at Mies to provide additional childcare capacity in the region.
• Bibliothèques de Coppet, Gland, Nyon et RolleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNavibouq'La Côte library shuttle service allowing members to access documents from partner libraries without physically visiting them.
• Espace prévention La CôtecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTSP services provided in partnership with Espace prévention La Côte, which manages youth social work in the region. Sofia Fernandez serves as TSP worker, employed by AVASAD.
• Communes of Terre Sainte (9 communes)coreOthersAPEJ is the intercommunal childcare organization established by 9 communes: Bogis-Bossey, Chavannes-de-Bogis, Chavannes-des-Bois, Commugny, Coppet, Crans, Founex, Mies, and Tannay. These municipalities provide funding and governance.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• KidsCare (Mies): Private nursery in Mies that signed a collaboration convention with APEJ in November 2025. Directly comparable as a nursery operator in the same Terre Sainte region, serving the same parent population via a different funding model.

Emerging players

• Kido Crèches (France): French private nursery operator with a dual public-private model serving municipalities and families. Comparable to APEJ in offering nursery capacity plus coordination with local authorities, though for-profit.
• Poppy Crèches (Switzerland): Swiss private nursery chain operating across multiple cantons. Comparable to APEJ as a competing daycare provider in the same Swiss market, though without the intercommunal mandate.

Others

• Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire (BCU) Lausanne: Public library in Canton de Vaud sharing professional context with APEJ's intercommunal library. Comparable as a public-sector library serving regional user populations, though at a larger institutional scale.
• AVASAD (Association Vaudoise d'Aide et de Soins à Domicile): Employer of the TSP worker Sofia Fernandez operating within APEJ's TSP service. Directly comparable as a Vaud public-sector social services organization that partners with APEJ to deliver youth outreach.

Broad incumbents

• Crèche Attitude (France): French network of corporate and municipal crèches. Comparable to APEJ in operating nursery infrastructure at scale, though as a private operator rather than an intercommunal non-profit.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Global operator of employer-sponsored childcare centers and early education programs. Comparable to APEJ's crèches in service model (full-day care, meals, developmental programs), though at vastly greater scale and entirely private.
• Institution de la Petite Enfance (IPE) Genève: City of Geneva's public body managing crèches, parascolaire, and family daycare across the canton. Comparable to APEJ as a multi-service public childcare administrator with a broader urban footprint.

Regional players

• Réseau d'Accueil de Jour Lausanne (RAJ): Coordinated network of subsidized childcare providers in the Lausanne region. Closely comparable to APEJ's intercommunal coordination model across multiple communes with mixed parental-fee and public funding.
• Crèches de la Ville de Lausanne: Municipal childcare operator in Lausanne offering crèches, UAPE, and family-based care across multiple neighborhoods. Comparable to APEJ as a public-sector nursery provider in French-speaking Switzerland, though at a larger urban scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ajet

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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