De Piloot

What De Piloot does

De Piloot is a Cluster 4 special education school organization based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, operating under the governance of Stichting BOOR. The school serves children aged 4-12 (with extension to age 14 via Herstart Junior) with educational barriers arising from behavioral and psychiatric disorders, including ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, attachment disorders, and oppositional defiant or conduct disorders. Its service portfolio is organized into specialized departments: SO De Piloot Internaliserend (anxiety, autism, withdrawn behavior) and Externaliserend (ADHD, ODD, CD), De Kleine Plantage and De Vlinder (integrated youth care-education programs with Enver Jeugdhulp and LUMC Curium Jeugdpsychiatrie for younger children), VSO Het Passer College (continuing special education at multiple Rotterdam locations), Herstart Junior (intensive 16-week intervention), and PBSO after-school care via KindeRdam.

The organization employs evidence-based pedagogical methodologies including the ADI-model (direct instruction), Wijzer Onderwijs, and a Leren-leren (learning-to-learn) trajectory, supported by the Snappet tablet platform for adaptive practice and teacher dashboards. Approximately 200 professionals deliver services across five or more physical locations spanning Rotterdam and Gouda, leveraging nearly 50 years of accumulated institutional expertise.

The business model is entirely publicly funded: as an openbare (public) school under Stichting BOOR, De Piloot charges no tuition and receives Dutch government special education allocations routed via the samenwerkingsverbanden that issue the TLV (toelaatbaarheidsverklaring) eligibility statements required for enrollment. Go-to-market is community- and institution-led, channeled through Bureau Instroom (the school's internal intake office), PPO Rotterdam's central enrollment process, and partner schools under the BOOR umbrella. No private investors or commercial funding rounds are present.

Name

De Piloot

Legal name

De Piloot

Website

https://depiloot.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

De Piloot is a Rotterdam-based Cluster 4 special education school, operating under Stichting BOOR, serving children aged 4-14 with ADHD, autism, attachment disorders, and behavioral challenges across multiple specialized locations in Rotterdam and Gouda, funded by Dutch public special education allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral & Social-Emotional Support (ABA, PBIS, Counseling) (EDAJAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Support & Intervention Services (PBIS/Behavior Coaching) (EDAJALAH), Wraparound Student Support & Case Management Services (At-Risk K–12) (EDAJAEAJ)

Keywords

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

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Special Education Funding: De Piloot is a publicly funded special education school (Cluster 4) under Stichting BOOR. As an openbare school (public school), the school is funded through Dutch government/school district allocations for special education. Revenue is not generated from tuition fees; instead, it operates under public funding arrangements managed by Stichting BOOR and the relevant samenwerkingsverbanden (cooperative associations) that issue TLV (toelaatbaarheidsverklaring/eligibility statements) for students.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

De Piloot is a public Cluster 4 special education school organization under Stichting BOOR, delivering specialized primary and secondary special education to children ages 4-14 with educational barriers arising from behavioral and psychiatric disorders (ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, attachment disorders, ODD, conduct disorder). It operates multiple specialized departments — Internaliserend, Externaliserend, De Kleine Plantage, De Vlinder, Herstart Junior, and VSO Het Passer College — and integrates youth care treatment with education via partnerships with Enver Jeugdhulp and LUMC Curium Jeugdpsychiatrie.

Product overview

De Piloot is a Cluster 4 special education school organization under Stichting BOOR, offering a portfolio of educational programs for children ages 4-14 with behavioral and developmental challenges. The core offerings include SO De Piloot (Internaliserend and Externaliserend departments) serving students with internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems respectively. Additional specialized programs include De Kleine Plantage and De Vlinder (JOB Groepen and Trainingsklas) which integrate youth care treatment with education in partnership with Enver Jeugdhulp and LUMC Curium. Herstart Junior provides intensive short-term intervention (16 weeks) for students facing severe behavioral and family problems. The organization also offers PBSO after-school care through KindeRdam and operates VSO Het Passer College for continuing special education. Educational delivery incorporates methodologies including the ADI model, Wijzer Onderwijs, and a Leren-leren (learning-to-learn) curriculum, supported by Snappet tablet-based adaptive learning technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• KindeRdamminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020KindeRdam provides PBSO (Passende BSO — After-School Care) on De Piloot's main premises since January 2020. The PBSO accommodates up to 12 De Piloot students and operates from after-school until 18:30. PBSO is also open during school holidays. The PBSO is part of IKEC De Piloot (Integraal Kind- en Expertisecentrum), involving close collaboration with education and youth care.
• Stichting BOORcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStichting BOOR is the governing foundation for De Piloot. It is the umbrella organization for all public primary schools, secondary schools, and (pre-)vocational special education schools in Rotterdam, serving more than 30,000 students daily. De Piloot operates as an openbare (public) school under BOOR's governance.
• Enver JeugdhulpcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnver Jeugdhulp is a youth care organization collaborating with De Piloot at two locations: De Kleine Plantage (day treatment for children ages 2–7, 50% treatment / 50% education) and De Vlinder (JOB groups for children ages 3–7). Enver provides treatment and youth care professionals, while De Piloot provides educational staff. This partnership enables an integrated education-care model at both locations.
• LUMC Curium JeugdpsychiatriecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLUMC Curium Jeugdpsychiatrie (a university medical center child psychiatry department) provides day treatment for children in the trainingsklas (training class) at De Vlinder location in Gouda. Children in the training class have often stalled in regular education and are rebuilding their capacity to attend school through psychiatrically supported intervention.
• PPO Rotterdam (samenwerkingsverband PO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPPO Rotterdam is the cooperative association for primary education in Rotterdam. It processes centralized enrollment (CAR) for children living and attending school in Rotterdam who wish to transfer to De Piloot. PPO Rotterdam also issues TLV (toelaatbaarheidsverklaring) eligibility statements required for enrollment at De Piloot.
• Samenwerkingsverband Voortgezet Onderwijs (VSO cooperative association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFor the VSO Het Passer College (secondary special education), the relevant Samenwerkingsverband Voortgezet Onderwijs (regional VSO cooperative association) issues TLV eligibility statements required for enrollment. A TLV from the relevant cooperative association is required for all special education placements.
• SBO De Kring (Partner School)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBO De Kring is listed as one of De Piloot's partner schools. Students already attending partner schools receive priority in the enrollment priority framework after siblings of current students and students from BOOR schools.
• De Archipel Rotterdam (Partner School)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDe Archipel Rotterdam is listed as one of De Piloot's partner schools, also under Stichting BOOR. Students already attending De Archipel receive priority in the enrollment priority framework. Bureau Instroom serves both De Piloot and De Archipel.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CED-Groep: Dutch educational support services provider offering assessment, training, and advisory services to schools, comparable as a broader educational support ecosystem participant relevant to De Piloot's K-12 support category.
• Koninklijke Kentalis: Large Dutch special education organization serving children with hearing impairments and complex communication needs, comparable as a broader incumbent in Dutch special education with multi-site delivery and integrated care pathways.

Direct peers

• Yulius: Dutch mental health and education organization providing special education and youth mental health services across multiple regions, directly comparable to De Piloot's Cluster 4 special education focus combined with integrated care.
• De Ambelt: Amsterdam-based special education provider (Cluster 4) serving students with behavioral and psychiatric disorders, directly comparable to De Piloot's core special education mission in a different Dutch region.

Others

• Stichting BOOR: Parent governance organization for De Piloot and Rotterdam public education serving 30,000+ students; comparable as the governing foundation defining institutional scale, budget allocation, and policy alignment.
• Enver Jeugdhulp: Dutch youth care organization partnering with De Piloot at De Kleine Plantage and De Vlinder to deliver integrated treatment-education pathways, directly relevant as the clinical care counterpart in the integrated model.
• LUMC Curium Jeugdpsychiatrie: University medical center child psychiatry department providing day treatment at De Vlinder's trainingsklas; comparable as the psychiatric clinical partner enabling integrated care pathways for Cluster 4 students.

Emerging players

• Auris: Dutch special education provider focused on children with hearing, language, and communication needs; comparable as a specialized K-12 special education provider operating on a regional multi-site basis similar to De Piloot.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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