cdef 41

What cdef 41 does

CDEF 41 (Centre Départemental de l'Enfance et de la Famille de Loir-et-Cher) is a French public autonomous establishment (établissement public autonome) authorised and financed by the Conseil Départemental de Loir-et-Cher, headquartered at 11 Rue de Flandres, 41000 Blois. Its personnel are civil servants of the hospital public service, and its mandate is grounded in successive French child protection statutes (Lois 2002-2, 2007-293, 2016-297 and 2022-140). The establishment's role is to deliver protection, accommodation, observation, education, and family accompaniment services for minors placed under the departmental Aide Sociale à l'Enfance (ASE).

Operations are organised as an integrated five-service continuum: (i) the Maisons de l'Enfance, providing 24/7 emergency accommodation for up to ~28 children aged 3–15 across Blois and Herbault; (ii) Les Pléiades, a MECS for 10 girls aged 14–18; (iii) the SAMEP, an apartment-based maternal/parental support service with 9 flats for expectant parents and parents with children under 3; (iv) the SAJ « Volte-Face », a daytime reception unit for 12 young people aged 12–18 outside school settings; and (v) AEMO-I/AED-I, an intensified home- and periodic-accommodation educational measure covering 54 cases for children aged 0–18. Support functions span Blois, Herbault and Vineuil.

Revenue is derived entirely from departmental public funding allocations; no pricing is published and admissions are channelled through ASE social workers via administrative or judicial decision. The affiliated nonprofit Association « Le Fil d'Olympe » supplements the departmental budget through private donations for enrichment activities. Reporting technology stack is minimal — GDPR-compliant website, Google Analytics — with no proprietary software, AI/ML capability, or commercial product.

Name

cdef 41

Legal name

Centre Départemental de l'Enfance et de la Famille de Loir-et-Cher

Website

https://cdef41.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CDEF 41 is a French public autonomous establishment, funded and authorised by the Conseil Départemental de Loir-et-Cher, that delivers integrated child-protection services — emergency shelter, MECS residential care, parental/maternal accommodation, day reception, and home-based educational measures — to minors and families placed under the departmental Aide Sociale à l'Enfance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAE

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYEDACAFAK

Service Coordination / Case Management (IDEA Part C)

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

Keywords

• Child protection services
• Residential child care
• Family support services
• Youth accommodation services
• Social welfare establishment

Headquarters

HQ city

Blois

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public institutional funding: CDEF 41 is a public autonomous establishment authorized and financed by the Conseil Départemental de Loir-et-Cher. Personnel are part of the hospital public service. Revenue derives entirely from departmental public funding allocations.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

CDEF 41 is a public autonomous establishment delivering integrated child protection and family support services in Loir-et-Cher, France. It operates five core services — emergency accommodation (Maisons de l'Enfance), residential social children's home (Les Pléiades MECS), maternal/parental apartment-based support (SAMEP), day reception for disengaged youth (SAJ Volte-Face), and intensified home-based educational measures (AEMO-I/AED-I). All services are provided directly at its facilities to children, adolescents, parents, and families placed by the departmental child welfare authority (ASE).

Product overview

CDEF 41 is a public social services establishment providing child protection and family support services in Loir-et-Cher, France. The organization operates a multi-service architecture comprising five core services: the Maisons de l'Enfance (emergency accommodation for children aged 3-15), Les Pléiades (social children's home for girls aged 14-18), the SAMEP (maternal and parental support with apartment-based accommodation), the SAJ Volte-Face (daytime reception for disengaged youth aged 12-18), and the AEMO-I/AED-I (intensified home-based educational support). These services work collaboratively to provide protection, accommodation, observation, education, and family support across the department.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maisons de l'Enfance 24/7 emergency accommodation services for children aged 3-15 placed under departmental child welfare (ASE), with locations in Blois (18 children) and Herbault (10 children), open 365 days a year, plus capacity for 7 additional children under the AEMO-I/AED-I framework.
• Les Pléiades (MECS)
• SAMEP (Service d'Accompagnement Maternel et Parental)
• SAJ Volte-Face (Service d'Accueil de Jour)
• AEMO-I / AED-I (Action Éducative en Milieu Ouvert Intensifiée / Aide Éducative à Domicile Intensifiée)

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Protection Maternelle et Infantile (PMI)OthersThe SAMEP service works in partnership with the PMI (Protection Maternelle et Infantile) for prenatal monitoring, medical follow-up, and the health of expectant mothers and young children in the program's care.
• Hôpital de Blois et PolycliniqueStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe SAMEP service collaborates with the Blois hospital and polyclinic for maternal health follow-up, medical care, and childbirth support for mothers accommodated by the service.
• Caisses d'Allocations Familiales (CAF)OthersThe SAMEP works with the CAF for family benefit administration, financial support guidance, and family policy coordination supporting parent(s) in their social and professional reintegration.
• Crèches et Haltes GarderieOthersThe SAMEP partners with local nurseries and drop-in childcare facilities to support parents in childcare arrangements while they work on their social and professional integration.
• La Maison OuverteOthersPartner facility for extended family support, childcare arrangements, and temporary reception of children as part of the broader support network for families accompanied by SAMEP.
• Association « Le Fil d'Olympe »coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated by CDEF 41 professionals, this association raises funds to finance enrichment projects and activities (cultural outings, artistic workshops, leisure activities) for children and families supported by CDEF 41, supplementing the departmental budget.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• ANMECS (Association Nationale des Maisons d'Enfants à Caractère Social): National trade federation representing French MECS operators, including the type of social children's home that CDEF 41 operates at Les Pléiades. Comparable as an ecosystem-level peer reflecting the MECS regulatory and operational category in which CDEF 41 operates.
• UNIOPSS (Union Nationale Interfédérale des Œuvres et Organismes Privés Sanitaires et Sociaux): Federation of French private non-profit social and medico-social actors, including child welfare operators. Comparable as an ecosystem/peer-association touchpoint rather than a direct operator, reflecting the institutional landscape in which CDEF 41 operates.

Broad incumbents

• Secours Catholique – Caritas France: Large French social assistance network offering family and child-related support, though not primarily residential. Comparable to CDEF 41's family accompaniment and parental support functions (e.g., SAMEP) but operating across a much wider social-assistance portfolio.
• Croix-Rouge française: French Red Cross operates a broad portfolio including child protection (Maisons d'enfants, AEMO, MECS-equivalent services) and family support across many departments. Overlaps with CDEF 41 on residential care and home-based measures but is a much broader humanitarian operator.

Direct peers

• Fondation Apprentis d'Auteuil: Major French non-profit foundation operating MECS, educational support, and family accompaniment services across multiple regions. Directly comparable to CDEF 41 across residential care for minors, parental support, and home-based educational measures, but operating at national scale rather than a single department.
• SOS Villages d'Enfants France: Operates village-based residential care and child protection services for at-risk minors in France. Closely comparable to CDEF 41's Maisons de l'Enfance and Les Pléiades emergency and continuous accommodation services, with similar ASE-referred populations.
• Fondation de l'Armée du Salut: Salvation Army France runs residential and family services for at-risk children, including MECS-equivalent structures and parental support programs. Directly comparable to CDEF 41's residential and family support service mix, with similar ASE/Aide Sociale à l'Enfance referral pathways.

Regional players

• Conseil Départemental du Loiret — Direction de l'Enfance: Neighboring French departmental authority operating its own child protection infrastructure comparable to Loir-et-Cher's. Regionally adjacent peer reflecting the same departmental-child-protection model as CDEF 41, though located in a different territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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