EDA cz, z. ú.

What EDA cz, z. ú. does

EDA cz, z. ú. is a Czech public benefit nonprofit (zájmové účastnictvo, z. ú.) founded in 1990/1991 and headquartered in Prague 4 – Chodov. The organization provides free, professional early intervention (raná péče) services to families of children aged 0–7 whose development is threatened by visual impairment, premature birth, adverse health conditions, or other disabilities. EDA's core service is field-based home consultation delivered by a team of university-educated early intervention consultants across four Czech regions (Prague, Central Bohemian, Ústecký excluding three districts, and Pardubický), reaching approximately 281 families, 1,500 consultations, and 70,000 km of travel annually. The organization is led by Director Petra Mžourková with Jana Ježková heading the early care department and a Supervisory Board chaired by Alexandra Bečvářová.

EDA's product surface extends beyond home visits to include the EDA PLAY mobile application suite (vision training and fine motor development apps on iOS and Android), a Special Pedagogical Center (SPC EDA) offering fee-based ambulatory consultations in Braille, spatial orientation, and school skills, the EDA charitable e-shop (eshop.eda.cz) selling publications and merchandise, an online resource library (Nápadník), educational courses for parents and professionals, and a portfolio of published materials including the Czech-language CVI-PIMD visual assessment scale and the k(o)ukej magazine. Revenue mechanics are diversified: core early intervention services are free to families and funded primarily through government grants (Ministry, four regional authorities, ~45 municipalities), foundation grants (Nadace ČEZ, Leontinka, J&T, VIA, Světuška, 2PA), corporate sponsorships (NN Životní pojišťovna, Alza.cz, KPMG, TV Nova, Seznam.cz, IKEA, and others), individual donations, ambulatory consultation fees, and e-commerce sales. EDA has held the Značka spolehlivosti (Reliability Mark) certification since 2015.

Name

EDA cz, z. ú.

Legal name

EDA cz, z. ú.

Website

https://eda.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EDA cz, z. ú. is a Czech nonprofit providing free home-based early intervention services to families of children (0–7 years) with visual impairment or developmental risk across four Czech regions, complemented by ambulatory consultations, EDA PLAY mobile apps, and educational publications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Intervention Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Educational Services (611), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Developmental Therapy / Early Childhood Special Instruction (EDACAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

AAC (Augmentative & Alternative Communication) Devices, Apps & Training (EDAKAIAB), Special Needs Skill-Building & Therapy Learning Apps (Autism, OT/PT, Life Skills) (EDAFAKAJ), Special Education & Accessibility-Optimized Media (UDL, AAC, Captioning) (EDAGALAH), Assistive Technology (AT) Access & AAC Access Support (OT-Led) (EDAKAFAG), Early Childhood Development (ECD) & Pre-Primary Education (BPADAKAB)

Keywords

• Early childhood intervention
• Visual impairment support
• Special needs education
• Nonprofit social services
• Family support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague 4 – Chodov

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Sponsorships: Primary revenue stream. Corporate donors (NN Životní pojišťovna, Alza.cz, KPMG, TV Nova, and others) provide financial donations. Individual donors contribute via the website. Sponsorship amounts range from 10,000 Kč to 250,000 Kč per corporate sponsor.
2. Foundation and Government Grants: Funding from foundations (Nadace ČEZ, Nadace Leontinka, Nadační fond Českého rozhlasu/Světluška, Nadace J&T, Nadace VIA, Nadační fond 2PA) and government bodies (Ministry, Prague, Central Bohemian, Ústecký, and Pardubický Regions, and ~45 municipalities).
3. E-commerce Sales: Sale of educational publications (books, workbooks, brochures), EDA-branded merchandise (clothing, mugs, frisbees), and assessment tools via eshop.eda.cz. Free brochures and downloadable publications also distributed.
4. Ambulatory Consultation Fees: Fee-based outpatient consultations provided by PhDr. Eva Matoušková (special needs pedagogue, speech therapist, vision therapist) for specialized services including Braille training, spatial orientation, and school skills. Priced per the 2026 fee schedule.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

EDA cz, z. ú. is a Czech public-benefit nonprofit that delivers free early intervention (raná péče) services to families of children aged 0–7 whose development is threatened by visual impairment, premature birth, adverse health conditions, or disability. Services are delivered primarily through home visits by trained early intervention consultants across Prague, Central Bohemian, Ústecký, and Pardubický regions, complemented by ambulatory specialized pedagogical consultations (SPC EDA), the EDA PLAY mobile app suite for vision and fine-motor training, educational publications, and professional courses.

Product overview

EDA cz, z. ú. is a non-profit organization providing early intervention services for families of children with visual and combined disabilities. The organization offers a portfolio centered on the Raná péče (Early Care) field service, complemented by the EDA PLAY mobile application suite for vision training and motor skills development. Additional offerings include the EDA charitable e-shop, SPC EDA specialized pedagogical center, educational courses, publications (brochures, books, magazines), and the Nápadník online resource library for parents and professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EDA PLAY: Family of applications for vision and fine motor skills training for children with visual impairments.

Products and services

• Raná péče EDA (Early Intervention Field Service) Professional home-based early intervention service provided directly in family homes by trained early intervention consultants (poradkyně rané péče). Serves families with children aged 0–7 with visual impairment, premature birth, adverse health conditions, or disability. Approximately 281 families and 1,500 consultations per year across Prague, Central Bohemian, Ústecký, and Pardubický regions.
• SPC EDA (Special Pedagogical Center) Ambulatory Consultations Fee-based outpatient specialized pedagogical consultations provided by PhDr. Eva Matoušková, including Braille training, spatial orientation, school skills practice, speech therapy consultation, and visual perception training. Priced per a published 2026 fee schedule.
• EDA PLAY Mobile Applications A suite of mobile applications (iOS and Android) designed for vision training and fine motor skills development for children with visual impairments.
• Educational Publications Educational publications including brochures on visual stimulation, CVI, glasses, contact lenses, and eye examinations; books such as Rosteme hrou on play development for visually impaired children; and the k(o)ukej magazine covering disability-related topics.
• Educational Courses for Professionals and Parents

Quantifiable outcome

• 281 families with visually impaired children receive care annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Seznam.cz, a.s.coreGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor Czech internet company. Co-produced animated public awareness spot about early intervention with Brand Studio and EDA, funded by Nadace ČEZ. Aired on Česká televize.
• Shoptet, a.s.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerE-commerce platform provider supporting EDA's online shop operations.
• Česká televizecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCzech public broadcaster. Aired EDA's animated early intervention awareness spot. Ongoing collaboration for media visibility.
• Člověk v tísni, o. p. s.minorOthersProvides in-kind donations and operational support.
• Herec Radúz Mácha a baletka Marta Drastíková (Patrons of EDA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCzech actors serving as patrons of EDA, providing public advocacy and visibility support.
• Ipsos CZ & SKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducts exclusive research mapping the state of early intervention in the Czech Republic for EDA. Also provides volunteer activities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB): UK national organization offering information, support, publications and assistive products for blind and partially sighted people. Comparable to EDA in providing accessible information, content publications and family-facing services in the visual impairment space.
• Lighthouse Guild: US nonprofit providing vision rehabilitation, behavioral health and educational services for people with vision loss. Comparable to EDA as a multi-disciplinary service provider for the visually impaired community.
• American Printing House for the Blind (APH): US nonprofit producing educational and assistive products for people who are blind or visually impaired, including assessment tools. Comparable to EDA's content/assessment tool publishing (CVI-PIMD scale, brochures, books) and EDA PLAY mobile apps.
• Perkins School for the Blind: US-based historic institution serving children and adults who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired, with early intervention, educational and assistive technology programs. Broad incumbent comparable to EDA's mission scope (early intervention + content/tools for visual impairment), though at much larger scale and US-based.

Emerging players

• HelpKidzLearn: UK-based provider of accessible educational games and learning activities for children with special needs, including visual impairment. Comparable to EDA PLAY as a digital/app-based learning tool for visually impaired children.

Direct peers

• Společnost pro ranou péči, z.s. Umbrella Czech association supporting early intervention providers, including EDA's sector peers. Comparable as a sector coordinator for the same service category EDA operates in.
• Středisko rané péče SPRP Pardubice, z.s. Czech regional early intervention center providing field-based support to families of children with visual and combined disabilities. Operates in overlapping geography with EDA (Pardubický region) and shares the home-visit, special-pedagogy delivery model.
• Raná péče, z.s. A leading Czech nonprofit providing free early intervention services to families of children with disabilities across multiple regions. Directly comparable to EDA in service model (home-based raná péče), target population and funding mix (government grants and donations).
• Centrum pro dětský sluch Tamtam, o.p.s. Czech nonprofit providing early intervention and family support services for children with hearing impairment. Comparable to EDA in operating model, target age group (0–7), home-based delivery, and reliance on government and donor funding.

Regional players

• Únia nevidiacich a slabozrakých Slovenska: Slovak national organization for blind and partially sighted people, providing support, rehabilitation and advocacy. Regionally adjacent to EDA's Czech footprint with comparable services for the visually impaired community.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCqoqlonPzWvSOy8er0ZHgCQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/ranapeceeda
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eda-cz
• Instagraminstagram.com/eda_rana_pece

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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