Kindercampus De Piloot

What Kindercampus De Piloot does

Kindercampus De Piloot is a Cluster 4 special education school founded in 1975 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, operating under the Stichting BOOR public education foundation that governs all openbare (public) schools in Rotterdam serving more than 30,000 students daily. The school specializes in educating and guiding children ages 4-12 with educational barriers arising from behavioral and psychiatric conditions, including ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, attachment disorders, and oppositional defiant disorder, with nearly 50 years of accumulated expertise in this segment. Operations span multiple Rotterdam sites (Internalising and Externalising departments, De Kleine Plantage day treatment) plus the De Vlinder location in Gouda, and extend into secondary special education through VSO Het Passer College and an intensive 16-week Herstart Junior intervention program.

The school delivers education through ICT-supported personalized learning using Snappet tablet-based adaptive software that monitors completed assignments, provides real-time feedback to students, and gives teachers oversight for immediate intervention. It layers proprietary instructional methods on top, including the ADI model, the school-wide Wijzer Onderwijs methodology, and a dedicated Learning-to-Leren (Leren-leren) curriculum to develop student independence. Strategic partnerships with Enver Jeugdhulp (youth care at De Kleine Plantage and De Vlinder JOB-groups), LUMC Curium youth psychiatry (training class), and KindeRdam (PBSO after-school care) extend integrated treatment and wraparound services within the educational setting under the IKEC (Integraal kind- en expertisecentrum) framework.

As a publicly funded openbare school, De Piloot does not charge tuition; revenue flows through Dutch government education budgets channeled via Stichting BOOR and PPO Rotterdam cooperative associations, with student eligibility gated by a Toelaatbaarheidsverklaring (TLV) process. Approximately 200 professionals staff the organization. Customer acquisition is sales-led: parents and referring schools contact Bureau Instroom (the central intake office) or PPO Rotterdam's CAR central enrollment process, with priority enrollment for graduates of partner schools De Vlinder, SBO De Kring, and De Archipel.

Name

Kindercampus De Piloot

Legal name

De Piloot

Website

https://depiloot.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kindercampus De Piloot is a Rotterdam-based Cluster 4 special education school under Stichting BOOR, serving children aged 4-12 with behavioral and psychiatric conditions across multi-site operations, using Snappet adaptive learning technology and integrated youth care partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Emotional & Behavioral Disorders (EBD) / Therapeutic Day Schools (EDAKAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Therapeutic & Developmental Preschools (Specialized Support) (EDACABAO), Behavioral Intervention & PBIS Supports (Tiered, Gen Ed) (EDAJAGAL)

Keywords

• Special education services
• Cluster 4 education
• Behavioral special education
• Youth care integration
• Special needs schooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam, South Holland

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a publicly funded special education school under Stichting BOOR, De Piloot operates through government education funding rather than direct tuition payments from parents.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kindercampus De Piloot is a cluster 4 special education school providing primary and secondary education for children and adolescents ages 4-18 with educational barriers arising from behavioral, psychiatric, and developmental conditions (ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, attachment disorders, oppositional defiant disorder, and anxiety). The school delivers individualized didactic instruction, behavioral support, and integrated education-youth-care programs through multiple Rotterdam-area locations and one Gouda location.

Product overview

Kindercampus De Piloot is a Cluster 4 special education school providing education for children ages 4-12 with behavioral and learning difficulties. The school operates as a multi-location organization with distinct departments: the Internalizing Department (for children with internalizing problems like anxiety and autism spectrum disorders) and the Externalizing Department (for children with ADHD, ODD, CD, and attachment disorders). Additional specialized offerings include De Kleine Plantage and De Vlinder (day treatment collaborations with Enver Jeugdhulp), VSO Het Passer College (secondary special education), Herstart Junior (intensive 16-week intervention program), PBSO after-school care, and Bureau Instroom (central enrollment services). The school uses educational technology including Snappet for personalized tablet-based learning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IKEC De Piloot (Integraal kind- en expertisecentrum): Integrated child and expertise center combining education with after-school care (PBSO) and youth assistance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Maximum 16-week intensive intervention period for Herstart Junior program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• KindeRdamminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020KindeRdam provides PBSO (passende buitenschoolse opvang) after-school care at De Piloot since January 2020. Space for 12 students, open until 18:30, also during school holidays. Part of IKEC De Piloot (Integraal kind- en expertisecentrum).
• Enver Jeugdhulp (De Vlinder)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2018Collaboration at De Vlinder location since August 2018. JOB groups (jeugdzorg, onderwijs, behandeling) integrate treatment and education. De Piloot provides education for children ages 3-7, with Enver providing 5-day youth care workers and 2-3 day teacher coverage.
• Stichting BOORcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoverning foundation for all openbare (public) schools in Rotterdam. De Piloot is an openbare school under BOOR's administration. Stichting BOOR provides education to more than 30,000 students daily across Rotterdam's primary, secondary, and special education schools.
• Enver Jeugdhulp (De Kleine Plantage)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnver provides day treatment for children ages 2-7 with behavioral/developmental problems. De Piloot provides education for children from 3.5 years. Children receive 50% treatment and 50% education. Treatment duration maximum 9 months.
• LUMC Curium Jeugdpsychiatrie (Trainingsklas)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLUMC Curium provides day treatment for students in the training class. Students who have stalled in regular education attend training class to practice returning to regular education.
• PPO RotterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSamenwerkingsverband (cooperative association) for Rotterdam schools. Handles central enrollment process (CAR) for Rotterdam students. Issues Toelaatbaarheidsverklaring (TLV) eligibility statements for special education placement.
• Het Passer CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVSO (voortgezet speciaal onderwijs) continuation school under De Piloot's administration. Multiple locations including Lage Land, Overschie, Hillevliet, BITS, and Oldenoord. Serves students 12+ with autism, anxiety, and withdrawn behavior.
• Partner Schools NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPriority enrollment given to students from partner schools: De Vlinder, SBO De Kring, and De Archipel. Network provides integrated educational support across Rotterdam.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• De Archipel: De Archipel is a Rotterdam-area special primary education school and De Piloot priority-referral partner. Comparable as a competing SBO/cluster provider drawing from the same Rotterdam TLV-issued population.
• Yulius Onderwijs: Yulius is a Zuid-Holland–based organization delivering special education and youth mental-health services, including cluster 4-adjacent programs. Comparable to De Piloot as a regional Dutch special-education operator with integrated care components.
• SBO De Kring: SBO De Kring is a Rotterdam special primary education school explicitly named as a De Piloot priority-referral partner. It directly competes for cluster 4 / SBO-eligible students within the same Rotterdam enrollment geography.

Regional players

• Auris: Auris is a Dutch nationwide organization providing special education primarily for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Comparable to De Piloot as a Dutch speciaal onderwijs operator with similar funding model, though focused on a different disability cluster.
• Kentalis: Kentalis is a Dutch nationwide provider of special education for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deafblind students. Comparable to De Piloot as a Dutch special education operator with a multi-location regional footprint and public funding model.
• Bartiméus: Bartiméus delivers special education and care for visually impaired and blind students across the Netherlands. Comparable to De Piloot as a Dutch speciaal onderwijs institution serving students with complex support needs under public funding.
• 's Heeren Loo: 's Heeren Loo is a large Dutch care-and-support organization that includes educational components for clients with intellectual disabilities. Comparable to De Piloot in funding model and integrated care/education delivery, though focused on a different support cluster.
• Koninklijke Visio: Koninklijke Visio is a Dutch nationwide organization providing special education and rehabilitation for people with visual impairments. Comparable to De Piloot as a Dutch special education operator with public funding and integrated care support.

Others

• Enver Jeugdhulp: Enver Jeugdhulp is De Piloot's core youth-care partner at De Kleine Plantage and De Vlinder. It is adjacent rather than directly competitive — comparable as a Dutch youth-care organization whose treatment capacity determines De Piloot's integrated-program viability.
• PPO Rotterdam: PPO Rotterdam is the cooperative association of Rotterdam schools that issues TLV eligibility statements governing De Piloot's enrollment. It is not a peer in the educational sense, but ecosystem-critical to De Piloot's intake flow.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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