Drakepit

What Drakepit does

Drakepit (operating as Drakepit kinderopvang) was a small childcare and childminder service provider (kinderopvang and gastouderopvang) based in Utrecht, Netherlands. The company supplied supervised childcare placements for families, connecting parents with registered childminders (gastouders) and operating as a direct service provider rather than a platform or marketplace.

The company had no technology component: source data confirms it was not a technology business, with no APIs, integrations, proprietary software, or digital product surface. Its core product was the childcare placement itself, delivered through a network of registered childminders under the company's supervision. The business relied on a small internal team (5 listed employees) and emphasized quality of care as its primary differentiator, directing clients upon request to comparable providers maintaining the same standards.

Drakepit operated for more than 15 years before ceasing all childcare and childminder activities effective June 1, 2026. The company announced the closure on its website and implemented a referral handoff to Gastouderbureau 'de Geheime Tuin' for ongoing childminder services and to Tessa Dirksen ([email protected]) for pedagogical coaching, training, and advisory support. No revenue, pricing, customer counts, or ownership details are disclosed in the available source material.

Name

Drakepit

Website

https://drakepit.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Drakepit was a small Utrecht-based childcare and childminder service provider (kinderopvang/gastouderopvang) that placed children with registered gastouders for Dutch families. It operated for more than 15 years before ceasing all childcare activities on June 1, 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Childcare Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

General Babysitter/Nanny Placement Agencies (HSAAALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Nanny & In-Home Infant/Toddler Care Services (EDACAGAE)

Keywords

• Childcare services
• Childminder services
• Gastouderopvang
• Daycare providers
• Family childcare

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Core offering

Drakepit was a Dutch childcare and childminder service provider (kinderopvang/gastouderopvang) offering supervised care and education for children through registered childminders (gastouders). The company placed children with vetted caregivers and provided families with childcare services for more than 15 years before ceasing operations on June 1, 2026.

Product overview

Drakepit was a childcare service provider offering gastouderopvang (childminder-based childcare) services. The company operated for over 15 years before discontinuing all childcare and childminder activities as of June 1, 2026. The core offering consisted of childcare placement services connecting families with quality childminders. Following closure, the company refers clients to Gastouderbureau 'de Geheime Tuin' and pedagogical coaching services are now handled by Tessa Dirksen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kinderopvang / Gastouderopvang (Childcare and Childminder Services) Childcare and childminder services (kinderopvang/gastouderopvang) provided to families in the Netherlands, including placement of children with registered childminders (gastouders) for supervised care and education. The service operated for more than 15 years before ceasing operations on June 1, 2026.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Gastouderbureau 'de Geheime Tuin'minorOthersDrakepit referred customers to Gastouderbureau 'de Geheime Tuin' upon its closure. Most of Drakepit's childminders (gastouders) can be found through this bureau. The referral suggests an informal handoff relationship rather than a formal partnership.
• Tessa Dirksen ([email protected])minorOthersDrakepit directed customers to Tessa Dirksen for pedagogical coaching, training (scholing), and advice in the childcare sector. This was a professional referral rather than a formal partnership arrangement.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Humankind: Major Dutch childcare and youth services organization offering daycare, after-school care, and youth welfare programs. Comparable to Drakepit within Dutch childcare, with a wider portfolio of regulated care services.
• Partou: One of the largest Dutch childcare organizations, providing daycare, after-school care, and preschool services across the Netherlands. Comparable to Drakepit in the Dutch childcare category but operates as a broad incumbent with center-based delivery.
• Blosse: Dutch childcare and education organization providing daycare, after-school care, and primary education in multiple regions. Comparable to Drakepit within the Dutch childcare category, with a regional incumbent profile.
• Kindergarden: Large, established Dutch childcare operator offering daycare, preschool, and after-school care nationwide. Comparable to Drakepit as a Dutch childcare provider, but at much larger scale and with a center-based rather than childminder-led model.

Emerging players

• Yoopies: European platform for connecting families with childcare providers, including nannies and babysitters. Comparable to Drakepit as a childcare matching service, with a broader European footprint and a digital-first model.
• Charly Cares: Dutch platform that connects families with childcare providers including nannies and babysitters. Comparable to Drakepit as a Dutch childcare intermediary, but with a digital marketplace model rather than Drakepit's traditional childminder-bureau approach.

Regional players

• Ska Kinderopvang: Dutch regional childcare provider offering daycare and after-school care. Comparable to Drakepit as a Dutch childcare operator, though operating at broader regional scale than Drakepit's Utrecht-based presence.

Direct peers

• Pinkeltje Gastouderopvang: Dutch gastouderbureau placing families with registered childminders, operating the same service model as Drakepit. Comparable as a direct childminder-placement agency in the Dutch market.
• Gastouderbureau 'de Geheime Tuin': Dutch childminder bureau (gastouderbureau) operating the same model as Drakepit — placing families with registered childminders. It is explicitly named as Drakepit's quality benchmark and is the agency to which Drakepit referred clients and gastouders upon closure.

Others

• Tannenberg (Tessa Dirksen): Dutch childcare-sector consultancy/practice providing pedagogical coaching, training, and advice through Tessa Dirksen. Comparable to Drakepit as an adjacent childcare-sector professional services provider and was an active referral partner.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/drakepit

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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