Familien-Bildungsstätte

What Familien-Bildungsstätte does

Familien-Bildungsstätte Tübingen e.V. (FBS Tübingen) is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) headquartered in Tübingen, Germany, providing adult and family education across the Baden-Württemberg region. The organization operates from a main office on Hechinger Str. 13 with additional supervised play group locations in Mössingen and Belsen, serving expecting parents, families with children, school-age children and teenagers, adult learners, and institutional partners such as kindergartens and elementary schools.

Its core offering is a comprehensive, semester-based course catalog organized into roughly fifteen program areas, including birth preparation, parent-child groups, family activities, youth programs, movement and relaxation, creativity and music, sewing, cooking, consumer education, supervised play groups (Betreute Spielgruppen), holiday programs, intercultural programs, and on-demand offerings for schools. The technology backbone is the KuferWEB course management platform from Kufer Software Konzeption, which powers online registration, participant login, waitlist management, and cancellation processing, supplemented by a CleverReach newsletter system with double-opt-in subscription and conversion tracking, plus a WordPress-based cookieless analytics plugin for traffic measurement.

FBS Tübingen operates on a direct-to-consumer model with multiple registration channels (online, phone, in-person). Revenue streams include course and workshop fees (varying by program), annual membership fees that grant a 10% discount, fees for supervised play groups operating three mornings per week, and holiday program fees. A significant pricing feature is the discount architecture: KreisBonusCard holders receive 30% off adult courses (rising to 50% in 2026) and up to 100% off youth holiday programs; students receive 10-20% discounts; and sibling discounts apply across many courses. Donations are actively solicited. The organization holds no disclosed revenue, funding, or patents, and reports no M&A, leadership changes, or restructuring activity beyond an AGB refresh in June 2026.

Name

Familien-Bildungsstätte

Legal name

Familien-Bildungsstätte Tübingen e.V.

Website

https://fbs-tuebingen.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Familien-Bildungsstätte Tübingen e.V. is a non-profit family education center in Tübingen, Germany, offering semester-based courses, supervised play groups, and holiday programs for expecting parents, families, children, and adult learners across Tübingen, Mössingen, and Belsen.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Language Conversation & Exchange Groups (EDAAAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Engagement & Take-Home Learning Materials (Home Packs, Parent Guides) (EDACAJAL), Kids & Family Learning Workshops (Family Crafts, Junior Maker Classes) (THAJAKAO)

Keywords

• Family education
• Parent courses
• Supervised playgroups
• Family workshops
• Adult education

Headquarters

HQ city

Tübingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Course and Workshop Fees: Revenue generated from course registrations, workshops, and educational programs for families, parents, and children. Pricing varies by course type with material costs sometimes additional.
2. Membership Fees: Annual membership offering 10% discount on course fees for members, employees, and people with disabilities
3. Supervised Play Groups: Betreute Spielgruppen (supervised play groups) operating three mornings per week at multiple locations with separate fee structure and care contracts
4. Holiday Programs: Special vacation/holiday programs for children and youth with reduced fees for KreisBonusCard holders

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Familien-Bildungsstätte Tübingen e.V. is a non-profit family education center that delivers courses, workshops, supervised playgroups, and holiday programs for families, parents, children, and individuals across the Tübingen region. Programming spans parenting preparation, child development, cooking, movement, music, and creative crafts, with multiple physical locations (Tübingen, Mössingen, Belsen) to enable local access.

Product overview

Familien-Bildungsstätte Tübingen e.V. is a family education center offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs and courses. The organization provides a diverse range of offerings organized into distinct program categories including parenting preparation (Rund um die Geburt), parent-child activities (Eltern-Kind-Gruppen), youth programs (Kinder und Jugendliche), creative arts (Kreativität und Musik), physical wellness (Bewegung und Entspannung), life skills (Kochen und Genießen, Nähen), and community support services (Offene Treffs, Betreute Spielgruppen). The center operates across multiple locations in Tübingen, Mössingen, and Belsen, with additional programs tailored for educational institutions (KiTas, Grundschulen) and intercultural communities. The organization functions as a course-based educational service provider rather than a software technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Supervised Playgroups
• Holiday Programs

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered moderate and core.

• LandesarbeitsgemeinschaftmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional association of family education centers in Baden-Württemberg, providing network support, shared resources, and coordinated programming standards across member institutions.
• Kufer Software KonzeptioncoreTechnology or IntegrationSoftware provider for the course management platform (KuferWEB), website hosting, and technical infrastructure supporting online registration, course catalog, and participant management systems.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Jugendhaus Tübingen / Stadtjugendring: Municipal youth organization in Tübingen offering holiday programs, creative workshops, and youth activities that partially overlap with FBS's Kinder und Jugendliche and Ferienangebote lines, particularly for school-age children.
• Familien-Bildungsstätte Reutlingen: Sibling Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft member operating in the neighboring Reutlingen district with a virtually identical catalog and e.V. structure. Useful functional benchmark for FBS Tübingen's scale, pricing, and programming mix.

Direct peers

• Volkshochschule Tübingen: Local adult and continuing education provider in Tübingen offering overlapping course categories (parenting, languages, movement, cooking) at subsidized public prices. Directly competes for the same Tübingen family demographic, with state co-funding advantages that rival FBS's pricing.
• Katholische Familienbildung Tübingen: Catholic-affiliated counterpart offering parallel family education programming (parenting preparation, parent-child groups, courses) in Tübingen. Directly comparable nonprofit operator serving overlapping segments from a different institutional base.
• Familien-Bildungsstätte Stuttgart: Fellow member of the Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Familien-Bildungsstätten in Baden-Württemberg, running an essentially identical curriculum (Rund um die Geburt, Eltern-Kind-Gruppen, Kreativität, etc.). Closest functional peer — same nonprofit e.V. model, same statutory remit, same catalog structure.
• Evangelische Familienbildung im Kirchenbezirk Tübingen: Regional church-affiliated family education provider offering parent-child groups, parenting courses, and family activities in the same Tübingen catchment. Competes head-to-head with FBS on parent-child programming and benefits from church-network referrals.

Broad incumbents

• Diakonisches Werk Tübingen Familienbildung: Protestant welfare organization offering family education and parenting courses in the Tübingen area, including multi-language and intercultural programs that overlap with FBS's Interkulturelle Angebote.
• AWO Familienbildung Baden-Württemberg: Welfare-association (Arbeiterwohlfahrt) family education programs across Baden-Württemberg including parenting courses, family activities, and supervised playgroups. Larger national welfare organization with broader funding base but less family-specific specialization than FBS.
• Caritas Familienbildung Tübingen/Reutlingen: Catholic welfare association delivering family education, parenting support, and supervised playgroup services in the same region. Comparable mission and target segments; backed by Caritas national infrastructure.

Others

• Kufer Software Konzeption (technology enabler): Provider of the KuferWEB course management platform that FBS Tübingen uses for online registration, course catalog, and participant management. Adjacent ecosystem participant — not a competitor but the enabling technology partner used by most German Familien-Bildungsstätten.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/fbs.tuebingen/?hl=de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/familien-bildungsst%C3%A4tte

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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