IKC De Kroon

What IKC De Kroon does

IKC De Kroon is an Integraal Kind Centrum (Integrated Child Centre) located at De Verwachting 2, 1761 VM Anna Paulowna, North Holland, Netherlands. It serves children aged 0-13 in the municipality of Hollands Kroon, combining primary education (basisonderwijs, groups 1-8), childcare (kinderdagopvang, peuterschool, BSO), and youth support services under a single roof in partnership with Kappio Kinderopvang, GGD Hollands Noorden, Incluzio Hollands Kroon, LINK Jongerenwerk, and Kopgroep Bibliotheken. The school operates under Stichting Surplus, a non-profit foundation network of 25 schools, which is merging with Sarkon to form NAVAN Scholengroep from 2026. Previously known as De Sluis, the institution has been led by director Michiel Drijver since August 2018.

Name

IKC De Kroon

Legal name

IKC De Kroon

Website

https://ikcdekroon.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IKC De Kroon is a Dutch Integraal Kind Centrum in Anna Paulowna, Netherlands, providing integrated primary education, childcare, and youth support services for children aged 0-13 under the Stichting Surplus foundation network of 25 schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJALAK

Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Educational Support Services (Tutoring & Counseling)

SECONDARYEDAJAMAD

Curriculum, Lesson Planning & Instructional Content Platforms

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Educational Technology Solutions

Keywords

• Primary education
• Integrated child center
• Childcare services
• After-school care
• Social-emotional learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Anna Paulowna

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IKC De Kroon is an Integraal Kind Centrum (Integrated Children's Centre) that combines Dutch primary education (basisonderwijs) for groups 1-8 with co-located childcare (kinderdagopvang, peuterschool, BSO) delivered by partner Kappio Kinderopvang. The centre also provides on-site youth support services, social-emotional learning via the Kwink method, physical education, and individual portfolio-based development tracking for children aged 0-13 and their families in Anna Paulowna.

Product overview

IKC De Kroon operates as an Integraal Kind Centrum (Integrated Child Centre) offering a unified platform of educational and care services for children aged 0-13 years. The core offering combines primary education (basisonderwijs) and childcare services under one roof, supported by specialized student development tracking tools, social-emotional learning programs, and physical education activities. The school integrates childcare (Kappio), educational programs, and youth support services into a single coordinated service model rather than offering discrete standalone products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kwieb: Parent communication platform/app used by the school for newsletters, messages from teachers, and parent-teacher communication
• Kwink

Products and services

• Primary Education (Basisonderwijs) Primary education for children aged 4-13, delivered in groups 1-8 with a development-oriented approach in groups 1-4 and theme-based learning in groups 5-8, covering reading, writing, arithmetic, and world orientation. School hours are 8:30-14:00 Monday to Friday, with doors opening at 8:20 for intake.
• Kinderdagopvang (Child Daycare, Preschool, and BSO) Integrated childcare for children aged 0-13, including infant care, toddler programs (peuterschool), daycare (kinderdagverblijf), and before/after-school care (BSO), operated in partnership with Kappio Kinderopvang under the same IKC building. Provides a daily program from 7:15 to 18:15.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stichting Surplus (now NAVAN Scholengroep)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIKC De Kroon is a school under Stichting Surplus, a collective of 25 schools working intensively together. Starting 2026, Surplus and Sarkon merged to form NAVAN Scholengroep. Surplus core values: verbondenheid (connectedness), ontwikkeling (development), zelfstandigheid (independence), and openheid (openness).
• Kappio KinderopvangcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKappio provides childcare services within the IKC including kinderdagverblijf (daycare), peuterschool (preschool), and BSO (after-school care). They offer a safe, trusted, and educational environment for children to learn, play, and share experiences.
• GGD Hollands NoordenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGD (Municipal Health Service) provides consultatiebureau services and jeugdarts (youth doctor) services on-site at the IKC building for health checkups and parental guidance.
• Ziber (Kwieb)coreTechnology or IntegrationZiber provides the Kwieb parent communication platform used by IKC De Kroon for newsletters, teacher communications, absence reporting, and parent-teacher interaction.
• Incluzio Hollands KrooncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIncluzio provides jeugdondersteuner (youth supporter) Rosanne Luik who is present at IKC De Kroon three days per week since 2025. They help children, parents, and teachers with social-emotional questions and provide coaching to the team.
• LINK JongerenwerkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLINK Jongerenwerk provides youth workers who are regularly present at school, on the playground, and in the classroom. They offer a listening ear and support with themes like cooperation, dealing with bullying, and transition to secondary school.
• Kopgroep BibliothekenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe library provides services within the IKC building, contributing to literacy development and reading promotion through the mini-bieb (little library) in school.
• OnderwijsversterkersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnderwijsversterkers provides specialized support for highly gifted students who need specific guidance, working in collaboration with the school.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Partou Kinderopvang: Large national Dutch childcare chain offering kinderdagverblijf and BSO services comparable to the kinderdagopvang component of IKC De Kroon. A broader incumbent in the same daycare market segment.

Direct peers

• GGD Hollands Noorden: Municipal Health Service providing consultatiebureau and jeugdarts services within the IKC building. Operates as a co-located health-services partner critical to the integrated child development offering.
• Kappio Kinderopvang: On-site childcare partner operating kinderdagverblijf, peuterschool, and BSO within IKC De Kroon. Provides the integrated 0–13 childcare offering that defines the IKC model and uses its own enrollment process via aanmeldenkinderopvang.nl.
• Stichting Surplus / NAVAN Scholengroep: The parent foundation/network of 25 schools to which IKC De Kroon belongs (merging with Sarkon to form NAVAN in 2026). Operates the same primary education model across the Kop van Noord-Holland and West-Friesland regions and shares back-office and administrative resources.

Emerging players

• Incluzio Hollands Kroon: Provides the on-site jeugdondersteuner (youth support) services at IKC De Kroon three days per week. A regional social services operator directly embedded in the school's integrated care model.
• Onderwijsversterkers: Specialist provider of guidance for highly gifted students working in collaboration with IKC De Kroon. Comparable niche special-needs education support service relevant to the school's 'extra challenge' offering.

Others

• Ziber (Kwieb): Provider of the Kwieb parent-communication platform used by IKC De Kroon for newsletters, absence reporting, and parent-teacher messaging. An enabling technology partner whose product is core to the school's parent engagement model.
• Kopgroep Bibliotheken: Regional library operator providing literacy services and the mini-bieb within the IKC building. A community/educational-support partner contributing to reading promotion in the integrated offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ikcdekroon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ikc-de-kroon

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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