Børnehuset Himmel og Hav

What Børnehuset Himmel og Hav does

Børnehuset Himmel og Hav is a municipal childcare institution (børnehus) operated by Ballerup Kommune (Ballerup Municipality) in Denmark, located at Lundebjerggårdsvej 5, 2740 Skovlunde, Hovedstaden. Established in 2017 in a newly built two-story facility, it provides integrated nursery (vuggestue, 84 children across 6 groups) and kindergarten (børnehave, 120 children across 7 groups) services for children aged 0–5 years, totaling 204 enrolled children — making it one of the larger centers within Distrikt Skovlunde, which collectively operates 6 centers with 680 children. The facility operates Monday–Friday 06:00–17:00 with approximately 50 staff including pedagogues, pedagogical assistants, kitchen personnel, students, substitutes, and leadership; it also prepares homemade meals in an on-site kitchen and applies Mary Fonden's 'Fri for Mobberi' anti-bullying curriculum with Bamseven as a recurring pedagogical tool.

Underlying technology is minimal: the institution does not operate a proprietary technology platform. Its digital footprint consists of a webpage on the centralized municipal domain (dagtilbud.ballerup.dk), use of the AULA parent communication platform at the municipal level, and participation in Ballerup Kommune's centralized placement system (pladsanvisning) for enrollment. Day-to-day pedagogy relies on the strengthened Danish pedagogical curriculum (den styrkede læreplan) and a shared district-level pedagogical plan, not on any AI/ML or proprietary software system.

The business and revenue model is non-commercial: the institution is fully publicly funded, with revenue derived from Ballerup Kommune municipal appropriations and parent fees set by municipal regulation (subsidized and income-based, billed monthly). Child enrollment is allocated through the municipal placement system by district residence rather than commercial customer acquisition. The institution is embedded in a network of district partners — Sundhedsplejen (health visitors), PPR (pedagogical psychological counseling), specialized inclusion programs (Indslusningsgruppen Sesam, Spiren, Junibakken), and feeder schools/BFO — which support intake, ongoing child development, and kindergarten-to-school transitions. As a public-sector entity rather than a commercial enterprise, Børnehuset Himmel og Hav has no external investors, no funding rounds, no subsidiaries, and no M&A history.

Name

Børnehuset Himmel og Hav

Legal name

Ballerup Kommune - Dagtilbud

Website

https://dagtilbud.ballerup.dk

Company type

Public

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Børnehuset Himmel og Hav is a municipal childcare center in Skovlunde, Denmark, operated by Ballerup Kommune. It provides integrated nursery and kindergarten services for approximately 204 children aged 0–5 years via a 2017-built facility and district-coordinated municipal placement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Childcare Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDACACAD

Full-Day Nursery Programs

Education/Early Childhood Education/Nursery Schools & Playgroups

Keywords

• Municipal childcare services
• Early childhood education
• Nursery and kindergarten
• Daycare facility
• Pedagogical daycare programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Skovlunde

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Municipal childcare provision: Funded by Ballerup Kommune (municipal government). Parents pay a regulated municipal fee for childcare services. Revenue is derived from public funding and parent contributions set by municipal policy, not commercial pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Børnehuset Himmel og Hav is a municipal childcare center in Skovlunde, Ballerup Kommune, Denmark, providing integrated nursery (vuggestue) care for children aged 0-3 years and kindergarten (børnehave) care for children aged 3-5 years in a single two-story facility built in 2017. The center operates six nursery groups (84 children) and seven kindergarten groups (120 children) under the strengthened pedagogical curriculum, serving daily homemade meals and participating in the Mary Fonden "Fri for Mobberi" anti-bullying program.

Product overview

Børnehuset Himmel og Hav is a municipal daycare facility in Ballerup Municipality, Skovlunde district, offering integrated nursery (vuggestue) and kindergarten (børnehave) services for children aged 0-5 years. The facility operates as a single unified childcare service in a two-story building established in 2017, with six nursery groups (84 children total, 12 per room) and seven kindergarten groups (120 children total, 20 per room). The institution focuses on play-based learning, democratic education, and life skills development, working with Mary Fonden's 'Fri for Mobberi' anti-bullying program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nursery care (Vuggestue) Licensed municipal nursery (vuggestue) care for children aged 0-3 years, delivered in six nursery groups (12 children per group, 84 children total) at the Skovlunde facility under the strengthened pedagogical curriculum, with daily homemade meals and AULA parent communication.
• Kindergarten care (Børnehave) Licensed municipal kindergarten (børnehave) care for children aged 3-5/6 years, delivered in seven kindergarten groups (20 children per group, 120 children total) at the Skovlunde facility under the strengthened pedagogical curriculum, including school-readiness preparation and transition support to local school/BFO.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Mary Fonden (Bamseven / Fri for Mobberi program)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBørnehuset Himmel og Hav participates in Mary Fonden's 'Fri for Mobberi' (Free of Bullies) anti-bullying program, using the Bamseven character as a recurring pedagogical tool to promote security, gentleness, and friendship among children. This is a structured social-emotional learning resource applied across the institution's daily practices.
• Distrikt Hedegården / Indslusningsgruppen SesamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBørnehuset Himmel og Hav is part of the broader Ballerup Kommune childcare network. Specialized programs such as Indslusningsgruppen Sesam (inclusion group) and Spiren (language stimulation for bilingual children) in Distrikt Hedegården serve as referral partners for children requiring additional support.
• Junibakken (specialized autism spectrum support)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJunibakken is a specialized daycare offering within Børnehuset Søndergården (Distrikt Måløvhøj), serving children with autism spectrum disorders (ASF) and similar developmental needs. It serves as a referral partner for children requiring this specialized support.
• Sundhedsplejen (Health Visitors)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSundhedsplejen (municipal health visitors) collaborate with all daycare institutions at child intake, participating in start-up meetings and ongoing health and developmental monitoring for children in nursery and daycare.
• PPR (Pædagogisk Psykologisk Rådgivning)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPPR provides pedagogical psychological counseling, speech therapy (talepædagog), physiotherapy, and advisory services across all Ballerup Kommune childcare centers. They work with staff on professional practice and with individual children in collaboration with parents.
• Local district schools and BFO (Ballerup Fritidsordning)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEach district collaborates with the local school and BFO (after-school care) to ensure smooth transitions for children from kindergarten to school, maintaining continuity in children's educational journeys.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AcadeMedia: Largest Nordic education company, operating preschools, compulsory schools, and adult education across Sweden, Norway, and Germany. Comparable as a scaled, publicly-listed operator of regulated early-childhood education services in the Nordic market, though spanning a much broader portfolio than a single municipal site.
• Kids & Company: North American corporate-sponsored childcare and early learning provider serving infants through school-age children. Comparable as a full-service daycare operator with employer-channel partnerships, though operating a different regulatory and customer environment.
• Learning Care Group: One of the largest US for-profit early childhood education providers, operating more than 900 schools under multiple brands. Comparable as a scaled multi-brand daycare operator, though with US regulatory exposure and a much broader geographic footprint.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Largest global operator of employer-sponsored childcare, early education, and backup care. Comparable as a scaled daycare and early-childhood-education provider serving working families, though operating a much larger and more commercially-oriented network.
• Busy Bees Nurseries: UK-headquartered nursery chain operating hundreds of regulated childcare centers across the UK and internationally. Comparable as a multi-site nursery operator delivering full-day early-years care under regulated quality frameworks, though at vastly greater scale.

Others

• ISS A/S: Global Danish facility services company that has historically operated childcare and kindergarten services in Denmark and internationally. Comparable as a Denmark-rooted services operator adjacent to regulated childcare delivery, though childcare is a small and variable part of its portfolio.
• Nord Anglia Education: Premium international schools group (with some early-years offerings) backed by private equity. Adjacent peer in premium early-childhood-to-K12 education services with a Nordic heritage and global footprint.

Regional players

• Pihlajalinna: Finnish private healthcare and welfare services group that has historically included early childhood education services in its portfolio. Comparable as a Nordic-region operator with regulated welfare and childcare exposure, though primarily Finland-focused.

Direct peers

• Dibber: Nordic-headquartered early childhood education operator running kindergarten and nursery centers across multiple countries. Comparable as a private-sector peer delivering full-day nursery and kindergarten services to children aged 0–5 with a similar pedagogical curriculum focus.
• Norlandia Care: Nordic daycare and care services operator running kindergartens and healthcare services across the Nordics. Comparable as a multi-site operator of regulated nursery/kindergarten care for young children, though with broader healthcare exposure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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