De Sportanen
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2023
- HeadquartersLeiden, Netherlands
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
De Sportanen firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- De Sportanen
- Legal name
- De Sportanen
- Website
- https://desportanen.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2023
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
De Sportanen industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Sports Childcare Services
- NAICS
- Child Care Services (6244), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394)
- SIC
- Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)
- akta.pro primary industry
- School-Age Wraparound Childcare Centers (Holiday/Break Care) (EDACAAAL)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Youth Multi-Sport Camps (General Athletics, Summer Camps) (MPAKAJAA)
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Where De Sportanen is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Leiden
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices5 records
Markets served
De Sportanen business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others
Revenue model
- BSO Year Contract (52-weken contract): Recurring monthly revenue from annual childcare contracts covering school weeks and holiday weeks. Parents pay per hour at a contracted rate. Includes full sports and activity program, lunch, and healthy snacks during holiday care.
- Sportkamp (Sports Camp) — Standalone Week Camps: One-time or recurring purchase of themed week-long sports camps during school holidays. Each camp week is priced as a full package including shirt, water bottle, gym bag, lunch, snacks, and professional coaching. Theme weeks include activities themed around world continents.
- Kinderfeestjes (Children's Party Packages): One-time purchase of themed sports party packages at four pricing tiers (Brons, Zilver, Goud, Platinum) ranging from €145 to €365. Packages include professional coaching, activities, healthy snacks, and optional extras. Parents book and pay directly through the website.
- TSO (Tussenschoolse Opvang — Midday Care): Recurring revenue from midday school care contracts at Hofdijckschool and GDT-school in Oegstgeest, providing supervision and sports activities during lunch break.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Jaarcontract (Year Contract): Full year BSO care at €10.90/hour |
| Usage-based | Pay-as-you-go | Flexcontract: Incidental BSO use at €12.39/hour |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Sportkamp Week Package: €299 per full camp week (all-inclusive) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Kinderfeestje Brons: from €145 per party |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Kinderfeestje Zilver: from €205 per party |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Kinderfeestje Goud: from €245 per party |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Kinderfeestje Platinum: from €365 per party |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Winterfeestje: gymzaal party package |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Extra time add-on: +30 minutes |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Per-child hourly rate for parties: from €12.10/hour (weekday) or €15.60/hour (weekend) |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels9 records
De Sportanen product offering
Product offeringCore offering
De Sportanen delivers sports-based childcare for primary-school children aged 4–12 in the Leiden-Oegstgeest region. Its core offering is the Sport BSO (after-school care) — children are picked up from affiliated schools and spend afternoons running sport and play programs at four sites co-located with local sports clubs (ASC, LOHC, Lugdunum, Pernix). Around this core, the company also sells holiday sports camps (Sportkamp), midday school care (TSO), sports-themed children's birthday parties (Kinderfeestjes), vacation day care, and combined BSO-swimming lesson afternoons at Zwembad Poelmeer.
Product overview
De Sportanen operates as a sports-based childcare organization offering four interconnected services: Sport BSO (after-school sports childcare), TSO (during-school childcare), Sportkamp (holiday sports camps), and Kinderfeestjes (sports birthday parties). The company runs four locations at sports associations in Leiden and Oegstgeest (ASC, LOHC, Lugdunum, Pernix), with activities designed around monthly themes including sports weeks, game weeks, and child participation weeks. Additional offerings include combined BSO-swimming lessons and vacation daycare. The organization emphasizes using sport and play as a means for children's overall development in physical, motor, cognitive, and personal skills.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Sport BSO (Buitenschoolse Opvang) After-school sports childcare for primary-school children aged 4–12. Children are picked up from affiliated schools and participate in daily sport and play programs at four BSO sites (ASC, LOHC, Lugdunum, Pernix), focusing on physical development, motor skills, teamwork and resilience. Available on annual subscription contract (€10.90/hour) or flex contract (€12.39/hour).
- TSO (Tussenschoolse Opvang) Midday in-school childcare service provided at Hofdijckschool and GDT-school (Gevers Deutz Terwee) in Oegstgeest, offering sport and play activities during the lunch break with a focus on safety, fun and child development. Recurring contract-based service.
- Sportkamp (Sports Camps)
Quantifiable outcome
- Parent satisfaction score of 8.5 out of 10 (September 2025 survey)
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use De Sportanen
Customer profileNamed customers8 records
Segments1 record
Ideal customer profiles1 record
De Sportanen technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
De Sportanen partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Voetbalvereniging Roodenburg (Leiden)coreDe Sportanen moved its office headquarters to the grounds of football club Roodenburg in Leiden as of November 1, 2025. The new office location provides much-needed space for the growing organization and reflects the company's sporty culture, being surrounded by football fields. This enables staff to take short breaks for padel or football between work tasks, exemplifying the company's sport-forward identity.
- Zwembad Poelmeer (Oegstgeest)coreSwimming pool Poelmeer in Oegstgeest partners with De Sportanen to offer BSO-swimming lesson combination afternoons. On Wednesdays and Fridays, De Sportanen transports BSO children to the pool for swimming lessons as part of the afternoon program at no extra charge. This addresses parents' scheduling challenges with concurrent swimming lessons and BSO care. The partnership allows De Sportanen to expand its service offering while Poelmeer gains a reliable client cohort.
- A.S.C. (Ajax Sportman Combinatie, Oegstgeest)coreASC (Ajax Sportman Combinatie) hosts a De Sportanen BSO location on its sports grounds. De Sportanen uses the club's facilities as an inspiring play and learning environment. Children are also picked up from affiliated schools (Jenaplan de Kring, Montessorischool) and brought here. On Wednesdays and Fridays, children from the LOHC location are consolidated at ASC.
- LOHC (Leidense Hockey Club, Oegstgeest)coreLOHC is the newest De Sportanen BSO location, operating at the hockey club's facilities. Children are picked up from Hofdijckschool and Gevers Deutz Terwee and brought to the club. On Wednesdays and Fridays, LOHC children consolidate at the ASC location.
- LVV Lugdunum (Leiden)coreLugdunum football club hosts a De Sportanen BSO location with two full sports fields, a lummel field, and table tennis area. The site can be set up for tennis, badminton, and basketball. During school holidays, all BSO locations consolidate at Lugdunum, making it the primary hub. Children are picked up from Woutertje Pieterse, Leidse Houtschool, De Vlieger, and OBS De Vogels.
- Pernix (Leiden)corePernix is a Leiden-based sports club operating as one of De Sportanen's BSO locations. On Wednesdays and Fridays, Pernix children are consolidated at the Lugdunum location due to group size and available facilities.
- Hofdijckschool (Oegstgeest)minorHofdijckschool in Oegstgeest is a partner school for the TSO (midday care) program. De Sportanen provides lunchtime supervision and sports activities on the school grounds. Also serves as a pickup school for the LOHC BSO location.
- GDT-school (Gevers Deutz Terwee, Oegstgeest)minorGevers Deutz Terwee school in Oegstgeest partners with De Sportanen for TSO services. De Sportanen provides midday supervision and sports activities during lunch breaks at this school.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights5 records
De Sportanen competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Smallsteps: Dutch childcare and BSO chain with locations across the Netherlands serving working families. Comparable to De Sportanen as a multi-location BSO competitor in the broader childcare market, though without the sports-club specialization.
- Blosse: Dutch childcare and BSO provider operating in multiple municipalities. Comparable as a generalist BSO competitor that competes for the same parent base in the regions where both operate, but without the sports-focused differentiation.
- Berend Botje: Established Dutch childcare chain offering BSO, daycare, and preschool services across multiple regions. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the Dutch childcare market that De Sportanen competes with for parent mindshare, though Berend Botje is not sports-themed.
Direct peers
- Humankind: Major Dutch childcare and BSO provider offering after-school care, daycare, and youth development programs nationwide. Comparable as a BSO operator targeting working families with school-age children in similar age range and use cases.
- Partou: One of the largest Dutch BSO and childcare chains, operating numerous after-school care locations across the Netherlands with active programming for school-age children. Directly comparable to De Sportanen as a multi-location BSO serving similar age groups and parent segments.
- Kindergarden: Premium Dutch BSO and childcare chain with a strong focus on quality, development, and parent communication. Comparable to De Sportanen through its premium positioning, parent-centric brand, and structured developmental programming.
Others
- NOC*NSF: Dutch Olympic and sports federation umbrella organization supporting national sports federations and youth sport initiatives. Relevant to De Sportanen as the ecosystem that shapes Dutch youth sports participation and policy, though not a direct commercial peer.
- JOGG: Dutch nationwide initiative promoting healthy weight and physical activity among youth through local sports and nutrition programs. Thematically aligned with De Sportanen's mission of using sport and active play for child development, though JOGG is a program/incentive framework rather than a service provider.
- Sportcentrum Papendal: Netherlands' national sports center and high-performance training facility near Arnhem, hosting elite sport and youth sports programming. Relevant to De Sportanen as a sports-anchored venue operator and youth-sport training provider, though at a national rather than local level.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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De Sportanen leadership team
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Profiles1 record
De Sportanen funding detail
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Frequently asked questions about De Sportanen
What does De Sportanen do?
De Sportanen delivers sports-based childcare for primary-school children aged 4–12 in the Leiden-Oegstgeest region. Its core offering is the Sport BSO (after-school care) — children are picked up from affiliated schools and spend afternoons running sport and play programs at four sites co-located with local sports clubs (ASC, LOHC, Lugdunum, Pernix). Around this core, the company also sells holiday sports camps (Sportkamp), midday school care (TSO), sports-themed children's birthday parties (Kinderfeestjes), vacation day care, and combined BSO-swimming lesson afternoons at Zwembad Poelmeer.
Is De Sportanen a public or private company?
De Sportanen is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was De Sportanen founded?
De Sportanen was founded in 2023. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is De Sportanen based?
De Sportanen is headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does De Sportanen make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. BSO Year Contract (52-weken contract) is the primary driver. The others are sportkamp (Sports Camp) — Standalone Week Camps, kinderfeestjes (Children's Party Packages) and TSO (Tussenschoolse Opvang — Midday Care).
Who are De Sportanen's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Smallsteps, Blosse and Berend Botje. Direct peers are Humankind, Partou and Kindergarden. Others are NOC*NSF, JOGG and Sportcentrum Papendal.
Does De Sportanen have an API?
No public API is recorded for De Sportanen.
What industry is De Sportanen in?
De Sportanen's product category is Sports Childcare Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDACAAAL, School-Age Wraparound Childcare Centers (Holiday/Break Care), with a secondary code of MPAKAJAA, Youth Multi-Sport Camps (General Athletics, Summer Camps). Its NAICS code is 6244 and its SIC code is 8351.