"de Vuurvogel" - Uithoorn

What "de Vuurvogel" - Uithoorn does

Basisschool de Vuurvogel is a nonprofit Dutch primary school located at Arthur van Schendellaan 53 in Uithoorn, Netherlands, serving approximately 190 students across 8 groups (grades 1-8) with a team of 14 teachers and staff. The school is governed by Stichting Wijzer aan de Amstel, a foundation formed on January 1, 2019 from the merger of three predecessor school organizations, which oversees six primary schools in the Uithoorn municipality. The school operates under the motto 'Elk kind is een winnaar' (Every child is a winner) and emphasizes basic-skills instruction with particular focus on rich language development for a culturally diverse student population drawn from the surrounding neighborhood.

The school's service offering centers on standard Dutch primary education, augmented by an in-school childcare facility called De Vuurvliegjes and a distinctive 'vijf gelijke dagen model' (five equal days model) in which school runs from 08:00 to 14:00 each day with a supervised lunch, eliminating the need for separate pre-school care. De Vuurvogel was the first school in Uithoorn to adopt this model in 2010-2011. Pedagogically, the school grounds its approach in evidence-based frameworks from Hattie, Ericson, and Marzano. Technology is limited to operational communications: the Parro parent-teacher app, Paranassys for newsletters, and Google Translate integration to reach non-Dutch-speaking families.

The business model is that of a publicly funded Dutch basisschool: core revenue is per-student government funding allocated via Stichting Wijzer aan de Amstel, supplemented by a voluntary parent contribution (vrijwillige ouderbijdrage) that, starting in school year 2025-2026, will be collected directly by the school rather than the parent association. There is no tuition, no commercial pricing, and no external customer base beyond the local Uithoorn catchment. Go-to-market is direct enrollment: prospective families schedule introductory school tours, complete enrollment forms, and attend a welcome meeting approximately two weeks before the child's fourth birthday. Leadership rests with director Francis van Dijk. A new school building is planned for 2028, at which point the school intends to grow into an Integraal Kindcentrum (Integral Child Center).

Name

"de Vuurvogel" - Uithoorn

Legal name

Basisschool de Vuurvogel

Website

https://devuurvogel-uithoorn.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Basisschool de Vuurvogel is a nonprofit Dutch primary school in Uithoorn serving approximately 190 students aged 4-12 across 8 classes, with integrated on-site childcare, operated under the Wijzer aan de Amstel foundation.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Uithoorn

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public primary school in the Netherlands, De Vuurvogel operates primarily through government-funded education. The school is part of Stichting Wijzer aan de Amstel, which manages public funding allocation.
2. Voluntary Parent Contribution (Vrijwillige Ouderbijdrage): Starting from school year 2025-2026, the school itself manages the collection of voluntary parent contributions, previously handled by the parent association. These contributions serve as supplementary budget for school activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

De Vuurvogel is a Dutch public primary school (basisschool) in Uithoorn serving approximately 190 students across 8 groups (grades 1-8) with 14 teaching staff. The school delivers primary education emphasizing basic skills and rich language development tailored to its culturally diverse student population, and operates an integrated on-site childcare facility called De Vuurvliegjes. It implements the 'vijf gelijke dagen model' (five equal days model) running all school days from 08:00–14:00 with supervised lunch.

Product overview

De Vuurvogel is a primary school (basisschool) offering comprehensive primary education services for approximately 190 students across 8 grades with a team of 14 colleagues. The school operates as part of the 'Wijzer aan de Amstel' foundation. Core offerings include primary education with emphasis on basic skills and rich language development, complemented by De Vuurvliegjes inpandige opvang (on-site childcare). The school also implements the 'Vijf Gelijke Dagen Model' (five equal days model) for scheduling, where all school days run from 08:15-14:00 with supervised lunch break included.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• De Vuurvliegjes: In-school childcare facility operating within De Vuurvogel primary school.

Products and services

• Basisschool De Vuurvogel - Primary Education Comprehensive primary education services for approximately 190 students across 8 groups (grades 1-8), with a team of 14 colleagues. Education emphasizes basic skills with special attention to rich language development, aligned with the culturally diverse student population.
• De Vuurvliegjes - In-school Childcare On-site before and after-school childcare facility integrated within the school building, providing care for children before and after regular school hours.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Wijzer aan de AmstelcoreOthers · 1 January 2019De Vuurvogel is part of Stichting Wijzer aan de Amstel, an educational foundation formed on January 1, 2019 through a merger of three organizations: Stichting Interconfessioneel Basisonderwijs Uithoorn, Stichting Katholiek onderwijs De Kwakel, and Stichting Jenaplanonderwijs Uithoorn. The foundation encompasses six primary schools in the municipality of Uithoorn, with both Catholic and interconfessional schools under its governance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Stichting Wijzer aan de Amstel: Parent foundation that governs De Vuurvogel along with five other primary schools in Uithoorn. Directly comparable as the institutional body setting educational policy, funding allocation, and governance for the school.
• PO-Raad: Dutch sector association for primary education (Primair Onderwijs), representing school boards and governing bodies across the Netherlands. Comparable as the sector-level counterpart relevant to De Vuurvogel's funding, regulation, and policy environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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