Creche Adélaïde

What Creche Adélaïde does

Crèche Adélaïde is an associative early-childhood education and care center (EAJE — Établissement d'Accueil des Jeunes Enfants) operated by Association Adélaïde in Nantes, France, founded in August 2016. The center is licensed for 40 places serving children aged 3 months to 4 years, organized into two mixed-age units named TRALALI and TRALALÈRE plus a dedicated outdoor garden (JARDIN). It operates 230 days per year (closed three weeks in August and one week at Christmas), Monday through Friday from 7:45 to 18:45, with daily operations supported by 13 early-childhood professionals under director Mme Chiquet Maëlle.

The service model is built on mixed-age socialization, individualized familiarization, and a values-based pedagogy emphasizing respect, bienveillance, confiance, and accompagnement. There is no proprietary technology platform; the offering is delivered physically at 91 rue Paul Bellamy in central Nantes, with the website crecheadelaide.fr serving as the only documented digital channel. The center holds no patents, trademarks, or formal certifications beyond its EAJE operating authorization, and there are no app, API, or integration products.

Commercially, the center is a nonprofit association (Association Adélaïde) with no venture or private equity backing and no parent holding entity. Revenue is generated through monthly parental fees set on a CAF (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales) income-based sliding scale, supplemented by CAF PSU funding and municipal support for Nantes-resident places. A portion of capacity is reserved as inter-enterprise places sold to local Nantes businesses as an employee benefit, creating a hybrid municipal/B2B enrollment model within a single 40-place footprint.

Name

Creche Adélaïde

Legal name

Association Adélaïde

Website

https://crecheadelaide.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Crèche Adélaïde is a Nantes-based associative childcare center (EAJE) operated by Association Adélaïde, serving 40 children aged 3 months to 4 years across two mixed-age units, funded by CAF-set parental fees and municipal subsidies with reserved inter-enterprise places for local businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education and Childcare Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (624410)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Day Childcare Centers (EDACAAAA)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Childcare services
• Daycare center
• Infant care
• Preschool services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Childcare fees: Fee-based childcare service with tariffs established by CAF (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales). The center operates as a non-profit association and receives financial support from CAF as a partner. Parents pay fees according to CAF's income-based pricing scale.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Crèche Adélaïde provides daycare and early childhood education for children aged 3 months to 4 years in Nantes, delivered through two mixed-age units (TRALALI and TRALALÈRE) and an outdoor garden (JARDIN). The center operates 230 days per year (closed three weeks in August and one week at Christmas) from 7h45 to 18h45 Monday through Friday, with 40 places total. It is run as a nonprofit association under Association Adélaïde with CAF-set income-based fees, focusing on individualized accompaniment, mixed-age socialization, and creative/sensory awakening activities.

Product overview

Crèche Adélaïde is an associative early childhood education and care center (EAJE) offering a single unified childcare service for children aged 3 months to 4 years. The service is organized into two named units — TRALALI and TRALALÈRE — which both operate under mixed-age grouping models, plus an outdoor garden facility. The center focuses on developmental support, creative awakening activities, and individualized accompaniment of children and families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early Childhood Education and Childcare Service (Crèche Adélaïde) A single unified daycare and early childhood education service for children aged 3 months to 4 years in Nantes, organized into two mixed-age units (TRALALI and TRALALÈRE) with an outdoor garden (JARDIN). The service operates 230 days per year (closed three weeks in August and one week at Christmas), Monday through Friday from 7h45 to 18h45, with 40 total places. It is delivered by 13 professionals focusing on individualized accompaniment, creative and sensory awakening activities, and mixed-age socialization. Fees are set by CAF on an income-based scale.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Babilou: One of France's largest private daycare networks with EAJE facilities across major cities including the Pays de la Loire region; directly comparable as multi-site licensed childcare operators serving the same Nantes families.
• Les Petits Chaperons Rouges: Major French daycare and early childhood operator running numerous EAJE crèches; competes with Crèche Adélaïde for the same municipal and inter-entreprises placements in Nantes.
• La Maison Bleue: French network of associative and corporate daycare centers; closely comparable as a multi-site EAJE operator with mixed-age and individualized pedagogies.
• People & Baby: Large French daycare network with hundreds of EAJE crèches nationally; comparable as a multi-site licensed childcare provider targeting the same corporate and family segments.

Direct peers

• Crèche Attitude: French daycare chain operating EAJE facilities with similar municipal and corporate (inter-entreprises) place offerings; directly comparable business model and customer mix.
• Family Sphère: French network of registered family daycare homes providing early childhood care and afterschool; comparable as an alternative licensed childcare delivery model for the same Nantes families.

Emerging players

• Yoopies: European childcare platform connecting families with nannies and daycare options; overlapping with Crèche Adélaïde's parent segment but operating as a marketplace rather than a facility.
• O2 Care Services: Major French provider of in-home childcare and home-based daycare services; comparable on the early-years care offering though delivered via family daycare rather than center-based EAJE.
• Kangourou Kids: French childcare services company offering babysitting and at-home care; adjacent to Crèche Adélaïde's market by serving working parents' childcare needs in France.

Others

• Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires (CAF / mon-enfant.fr): Public platform operated by CAF that lists all licensed EAJE facilities including Crèche Adélaïde; relevant as the dominant parent-facing discovery and pricing channel for French daycare.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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