Ikec Hoorn

What Ikec Hoorn does

IKEC de Zevensprong (operating as Ikec Hoorn) is a Dutch public special and special basic education center serving children aged 2 to 12 years who require specialized learning support. The institution is part of Stichting Trigoon, an educational foundation, and provides an integrated service offering that combines four core pillars: Onderwijs (special education), Kinderopvang (childcare, delivered in partnership with Stichting Kinderopvang Hoorn), Ondersteuning (support services for children and families), and Jeugdhulp (youth care). It also coordinates Leerlingenvervoer (student transport) for the West-Friesland region. The center holds a regional and supra-regional mandate within West-Friesland and works closely with Gemeente Hoorn (the municipality) and the SWV de Westfriese Knoop school cooperative.

The business model is public education funding: as a government-funded (speciaal- en speciaal basisonderwijs) institution under Dutch foundation law, IKEC de Zevensprong receives its operating budget through public means rather than tuition. It has 52 employees and operates from a single physical location at Zonnestein 1, 1625 JZ Hoorn, with school hours Monday through Friday 08:45-14:15. Direct enrollment is the primary go-to-market channel, supplemented by a website, phone (0229-214545), and email inquiries. The organization is GDPR/AVG compliant.

From a market positioning standpoint, IKEC de Zevensprong functions as a non-profit foundation entity rather than a commercially scalable venture. There are no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, product launches, or proprietary technology investments. Its competitive position is anchored in regulatory designation, governmental mandate, and an integrated multi-service ecosystem with municipal and childcare partners — characteristics that make it a stable public-service provider rather than a high-growth investment target. The institution is not publicly traded, has no venture capital or private equity ownership, and operates within the tightly regulated Dutch special education framework.

Name

Ikec Hoorn

Legal name

IKEC de Zevensprong

Website

https://ikec-hoorn.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IKEC de Zevensprong (Ikec Hoorn) is a Dutch public special and special basic education center, part of Stichting Trigoon, serving children aged 2-12 with integrated education, childcare, support, and youth care services across the West-Friesland region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Assistive Technology (AT) & AAC Services (EDAJAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Therapy-Integrated Childcare Support (coordination with OT/PT/SLP/ABA) (HSAAAIAM)

Keywords

• Special education
• Special basic education
• Integrated childcare
• Youth care services
• Student transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Hoorn

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: IKEC de Zevensprong is a public special and special basic education institution that operates under the governance of Stichting Trigoon. As a government-funded educational institution, the school receives public funding for its educational services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

IKEC de Zevensprong is a center for special and special basic education providing an integral offering for children aged 2 to 12 years. It combines four core service pillars — onderwijs (education), kinderopvang (childcare), ondersteuning (support), and jeugdhulp (youth care) — within a single, unified pedagogical framework, and operates with regional and supra-regional function across West-Friesland.

Product overview

IKEC de Zevensprong is an integrated educational center that operates as a single unified offering combining special education, special basic education, childcare, support services, and youth care for children aged 2-12. The institution functions as a unified center with regional and supra-regional reach, where all four components (Onderwijs, Kinderopvang, Ondersteuning, and Jeugdhulp) work together within one pedagogical framework. The center collaborates with Stichting Kinderopvang Hoorn and Gemeente Hoorn to deliver comprehensive services under one coherent organizational structure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Onderwijs (Special and Special Basic Education)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Stichting TrigooncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIKEC de Zevensprong is part of Stichting Trigoon, an educational foundation that governs multiple schools. Trigoon provides the organizational and pedagogical framework for the school's operations.
• Stichting Kinderopvang HoorncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIKEC collaborates with Stichting Kinderopvang Hoorn to provide integrated childcare services alongside educational programs for children ages 2-12.
• Gemeente HoorncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIKEC de Zevensprong works together with the municipality of Hoorn to coordinate educational services, youth assistance, and regional educational functions in the West-Friesland area.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Auris: Dutch foundation providing special education and youth care for children with hearing, language, and communication needs. Directly comparable as a Dutch non-profit speciaal onderwijs provider with regional clusters and integrated support.
• Stichting Reso: Dutch foundation providing special education to children with learning and developmental difficulties in the Randstad. Comparable as a foundation-structured speciaal basisonderwijs and speciaal onderwijs provider.
• Stichting Trigoon: The parent educational foundation governing IKEC and other schools. Directly comparable as the same Dutch foundation structure providing special and primary education under shared pedagogical governance.
• Stichting Kinderopvang Hoorn: Childcare foundation partnering with IKEC to deliver integrated childcare alongside special education. Comparable as a Dutch childcare foundation serving the same Hoorn catchment with collaborative special-needs programming.
• VierTaal: Dutch organization delivering integrated early childhood education and childcare (kindcentra) including special-needs support. Comparable as an integrated onderwijs/kinderopvang/jeugdhulp model organization in the Netherlands.

Broad incumbents

• Kentalis: Major Dutch specialized education and care organization for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and communication-impaired children. Comparable as a Dutch speciaal onderwijs provider serving regional and supra-regional populations with integrated support services.
• De Onderwijsspecialisten: Dutch special education foundation operating multiple schools across Gelderland. Comparable as a foundation-structured K-12 special education group with integrated youth care and support services.

Regional players

• SWV de Westfriese Knoop: Regional school cooperative (samenwerkingsverband) in West-Friesland of which IKEC is a member. Comparable as a Dutch passend onderwijs regional partnership coordinating special-needs referrals and support.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ikec-hoorn

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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