IMH Nederland

What IMH Nederland does

IMH Nederland is the trading name of IkWerkindeZorg B.V., a Dutch private limited company headquartered in Delden, Overijssel, that operates an Infant Mental Health (IMH) knowledge and treatment platform serving healthcare professionals who work with expectant parents and families with young children across the Netherlands. The platform combines a community-led core offering — an Online Community connecting 6,000+ professionals and a Knowledge Center housing 100+ professional tools — with structured training products including accredited skills courses, e-learnings, individual webinars, and residential programs. Its flagship recurring-revenue asset is the MinNultotVijf subscription platform (priced at €149/year discounted, €169/year regular), developed in cooperation with trade publisher Vakblad Vroeg and providing access to 50+ webinars, articles, minicolleges, role-plays, live talks, podcasts, and a book club. Courses are priced between €679 and €998 per program (e.g., Cursus Verbindende Taal at €679, Cursus Ouderbegeleiding op basis van ACT at €729, and the three-day residential Infant Mental Health course for pediatricians at €998), while individual webinars are sold à la carte at €29.95 and e-learnings at €39 under a summer promotion.

The business model blends transaction, subscription, and enterprise revenue streams. One-time purchases include webinars, e-learnings, and individual courses; recurring revenue comes from MinNultotVijf, learning packages (€154/year), learning-and-networking bundles (€195/year), and custom organizational group subscriptions where the entire team or organization receives access. Enterprise and clinical channels — including incompany training, regional intervision groups, and the Integrale Gezinspoli (integral family clinic) — extend the platform from self-serve individual sales into bespoke B2B and clinical services. The go-to-market is community-led, distribution is exclusively domestic (Netherlands), and credibility is reinforced through CRKBO and KIBG quality marks, individual course accreditations from SKJ/NVK/NIP/NVO, and a strategic alignment with the Dutch government's Kansrijke Start action program. The parent-facing sub-brand IMH voor ouders extends the company's footprint from professional training into direct family services, while regional networks in Flevoland, Friesland, Twente, Arnhem, and Vechtdal operationalize community-led growth at the provincial level.

Name

IMH Nederland

Legal name

IkWerkindeZorg B.V.

Website

https://imhnederland.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IMH Nederland is a Dutch Infant Mental Health knowledge and training platform that connects 6,000+ healthcare professionals through accredited courses, webinars, e-learnings, subscriptions, and regional networks serving those working with expectant parents and young children in the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Professional Education and Training

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Developmental Therapy / Early Childhood Special Instruction (EDACAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

High-Risk & Medically Complex Newborn Support (Non-Clinical NCS) (HSAAACAG), Preterm/NICU-Transition Newborn Care (NCS) (HSAAACAF)

Keywords

• Professional healthcare training
• Infant mental health education
• Online learning community
• Professional development courses
• Early childhood care

Headquarters

HQ city

Delden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Training and Courses: Professional training courses including skills courses, basic courses, introduction courses, and advanced courses for healthcare professionals working with young children. Pricing ranges from €679 to €998 per course.
2. Webinars: Individual webinar purchases at €29.95 per session, covering various topics on infant mental health and early childhood development
3. Subscription Platform - MinNultotVijf: Annual subscription platform providing unlimited access to 50+ webinars, VROEG articles, minicolleges, role plays, live talks and podcasts. Priced at €169/year (€149 discounted)
4. E-learnings: Self-paced online learning modules for professional development in IMH
5. Packages and Bundles: Bundled offerings including learning packages (€154/year), learning and networking packages (€195/year), and start packages for Integral Family Clinic

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

IMH Nederland operates an online knowledge and treatment platform focused on Infant Mental Health (IMH), delivering accredited training, courses, webinars, e-learnings, and subscription-based content for healthcare professionals who work with expectant parents, babies, toddlers, and families in the Netherlands. The organization also facilitates an online community of 6000+ professionals, maintains a Knowledge Center with 100+ tools, and develops regional care networks across Dutch provinces. A parent-facing sub-brand (IMH voor ouders) extends direct support to families seeking help for young children.

Product overview

IMH Nederland is an innovative knowledge and treatment platform focused on Infant Mental Health (IMH), supporting professionals to work from the IMH perspective with expectant parents and families with young children. The platform operates a multi-product portfolio comprising: (1) the core Online Community with Knowledge Center providing networking for 6000+ professionals and 100+ tools; (2) the MinNultotVijf subscription inspiration platform (€149/year) offering 50+ webinars, articles, minicolleges, and role-plays in partnership with Vakblad Vroeg; (3) structured courses including Cursus Verbindende Taal (€679), Cursus Ouderbegeleiding ACT (€729), and the residential Infant Mental Health for pediatricians course (€998); (4) individual webinars (€29.95 each) covering topics like neurological development, skin-to-skin care, and screen use; (5) e-learnings and bundled packages; and (6) intervisie and incompany training services. The IMH voor ouders sub-brand extends the platform directly to parents seeking support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IMH voor ouders: Direct care pathway for parents seeking help, targeting parents with young children
• MinNultotVijf

Products and services

• IMH Nederland Online Community with Kenniscentrum (Knowledge Center) Online professional community connecting 6000+ healthcare professionals in the Netherlands who work with expectant parents, babies, toddlers, and families, providing access to the Kenniscentrum with 100+ professional tools and resources for working from the Infant Mental Health perspective.
• MinNultotVijf Inspiratieplatform Annual subscription inspiration platform co-developed with Vakblad Vroeg, providing professionals in maternity care and young children services unlimited access to 50+ webinars, VROEG magazine articles, minicolleges, role-play demonstrations, live talks, podcasts, and a book club. Priced at €149/year (regular €169/year).
• Cursus Ouderbegeleiding op basis van ACT Blended skills course (12 hours live plus 6 hours e-learning) training healthcare professionals to support parents using ACT principles. Priced at €729 with SKJ accreditation for 19 points.
• Cursus Verbindende Taal Blended course (24 hours total) focused on strengthening and restoring parent-child bonds through connecting language. Priced at €679 with SKJ accreditation for 21 points.
• Infant Mental Health in de praktijk van de kinderarts Three-day residential course on Terschelling (including accommodation and meals) for pediatricians and neonatologists to apply IMH principles in medical practice. Priced at €998 with NVK accreditation for 12 points.
• E-learnings Self-paced online learning modules on Infant Mental Health topics for professional development. Available individually at €39 per module under summer promotion pricing.
• Individual Webinars Individual live and recorded webinars on Infant Mental Health topics such as skin-to-skin contact, neurological development red flags, and screen use in the first 1000 days. Priced at €29.95 per session.
• Pakketten (Bundled Packages) Bundled packages combining courses, e-learnings, community access, and networking for professionals and organizations. Includes learning packages (€154/year), learning and networking packages (€195/year), and start packages for the Integrale Gezinspoli.
• Incompany Training Customized on-site training programs for organizations, delivered at client locations, supporting implementation of the IMH vision internally.
• Intervisie & Supervisie Professional supervision and peer consultation services for IMH practitioners, including in-person regional intervisie groups (such as Arnhem) and online sessions for collaborative learning and case consultation.
• IMH voor ouders Direct parent-facing service label providing IMH care pathways, treatment, and reliable information for parents of young children seeking help for mental health and developmental questions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6000+ professionals connected in IMH community across Netherlands
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Kansrijke StartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment action program supporting families in vulnerable situations. IMH Nederland works with Kansrijke Start to develop regional care networks and improve support for young families in the Netherlands.
• Vakblad VroegcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMagazine focused on early childhood development. Partnership to create MinNultotVijf inspiration platform combining VROEG articles, webinars, minicolleges and other content for professionals in birth care and young child services.
• MinNultotVijfcoreOthersInspiration platform for professionals in birth care and young children services. Joint initiative with Vakblad Vroeg offering webinars, articles, minicolleges, role plays, podcasts and live talks.
• IMH voor ouderscoreOthersDirect care label focused on parents seeking help. Part of IMH Nederland's mission to directly serve parents through IMH care pathways.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Kind & Gezin: Flemish (Belgian) agency supporting young children's health and development through preventive programs, professional training for family care workers, and parent-facing services — analogous mission to IMH Nederland in a neighboring region with similar healthcare professional training model.
• Nederlands Kenniscentrum Kinderopvang: Dutch knowledge center for the childcare sector offering training, resources, and professional development for childcare workers (kinderopvang professionals) — directly comparable to IMH Nederland's training products but broader in scope and focused on the childcare domain rather than IMH specifically.

Emerging players

• PACT (Parent-Infant Psychotherapy Training): UK-based charity offering specialist training in parent-infant psychotherapy and early relationship work for clinicians — directly comparable training content focus (parent-infant relationship, early intervention) and similar accredited continuing education model for healthcare professionals.
• Brazelton Centre UK: UK-based organization offering training in the Brazelton approach (Newborn Behavioral Observations, NBO) for professionals working with infants and families — highly comparable specialized training focus, accreditation-driven model, and B2B professional audience targeting infant mental health practitioners.

Broad incumbents

• ZERO TO THREE: US-headquartered organization focused on infant and toddler development, providing professional training, policy advocacy, and educational resources for practitioners working with young children and families — same core mission as IMH Nederland but at much larger scale and US-centric.
• World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH): Global interdisciplinary organization promoting infant mental health through training, publications, and the IMH journal; operates in the same category as IMH Nederland and shares the IMH framework, but at international federation level rather than as a national training platform.
• Nederlands Centrum Jeugdgezondheid (NCJ): Dutch national knowledge center for youth healthcare (JGZ) that supports youth health professionals with training, guidelines, and implementation tools — overlaps with IMH Nederland's JGZ professional customer segment and serves a similar B2B professional audience in the same Dutch regulatory environment.

Direct peers

• Triple P Nederland: Dutch arm of the international Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) network providing accredited parenting and family support training to professionals — comparable professional training model, course accreditation structure, and target audience of Dutch healthcare and childcare practitioners.

Others

• Vakblad Vroeg: Dutch trade magazine covering birth care and early childhood that is both IMH Nederland's content partner (co-developing MinNultotVijf) and an adjacent content platform reaching the same professional audience of birth care and young child practitioners.
• BOinK (Belangengroep Ouders in de Kinderopvang): Dutch parent advocacy organization for childcare quality that informs and educates both parents and professionals — adjacent to IMH Nederland through its parent-facing (IMH voor ouders) and professional training offerings, and overlapping in the early childhood domain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@imhnederland
• Facebookfacebook.com/imhnederland.nl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/imh-nederland
• Instagraminstagram.com/imhnederland

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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