Stichting Kind en Ziekenhuis

What Stichting Kind en Ziekenhuis does

Stichting Kind en Ziekenhuis, now operating under the trade name Stichting Kind & Zorg, is a Dutch non-profit foundation (Stichting) founded in 1977 and headquartered in Utrecht. The organization functions as the advocacy voice for children's rights and family-centered medical care in the Netherlands, serving three primary constituencies: children and adolescents (0-18) who are patients or have family members in medical care, parents and caregivers, and healthcare professionals working in pediatric settings. Core activities center on protecting children's rights in healthcare, promoting trauma-free pediatric care, supporting family participation in treatment decisions, and facilitating the transition from pediatric to adult care.

The foundation delivers its mission through a digital platform anchored at kindenzorg.nl (with a companion subdomain kinderrechtenindezeg.nl for rights-focused content), a telephone/email helpdesk operating Monday through Friday 9:30-16:30, an experience monitor (Ervaringsmonitor) for families to share care feedback, a recurring Lunchwebinar educational series, and the AV1 robot lending program (delivered via partner platform Schouders.nl) that lets hospitalized children participate remotely in school. A network of KinderAdviesRaden (Children's Advisory Councils) institutionalizes youth participation, and ongoing symposiums (e.g., Symposium Kind & Chronische Pijn) convene healthcare professionals around pediatric care topics.

The organization operates as a donation-funded foundation with no disclosed revenue. All services — information resources, helpdesk support, webinars, and the AV1 robot — are provided free of charge to beneficiaries. The go-to-market model is community-led and event-driven, relying on website content, newsletters, social media, webinars, and symposiums rather than any commercial sales motion. Strategic partnerships include Schouders.nl (parent platform, core partnership), Karstens Mediamakers (website development vendor), and individual hospital collaborations such as with Albert Schweitzer Hospital. The foundation operates exclusively within the Netherlands.

Name

Stichting Kind en Ziekenhuis

Legal name

Stichting Kind & Zorg

Website

https://kindenziekenhuis.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stichting Kind en Ziekenhuis (Stichting Kind & Zorg) is a Dutch non-profit foundation, founded 1977, that advocates for children's rights and family-centered medical care in the Netherlands. It serves children, parents, and healthcare professionals via a free information platform, helpdesk, webinars, and the AV1 robot lending program, funded by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Healthcare Advocacy

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Safeguarding, Child Protection & Reporting Services (EDAJAIAD)

Keywords

• Pediatric healthcare advocacy
• Children's rights support
• Family-centered care
• Patient experience monitoring
• Nonprofit health foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Netherlands

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Support: As a non-profit foundation (stichting), the organization relies on donations and public support to fund its activities promoting children's rights and family-centered medical care in the Netherlands.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stichting Kind & Zorg is a Dutch nonprofit foundation that advocates for children's rights and family-centered medical care in the Netherlands. Its core services include a comprehensive information portal for children, parents, and healthcare professionals (kindenzorg.nl), a Monday-Friday helpdesk, an Experience Monitor for collecting family feedback on care, a Lunchwebinar educational series, and a free AV1 robot lending program that enables hospitalized children to remotely participate in school and activities.

Product overview

Stichting Kind & Zorg is a non-profit foundation that has served as the voice of children and families for optimal medical care for nearly 50 years. The organization offers a comprehensive information platform with dedicated sections for children, parents, and healthcare professionals, supplemented by direct support services including a helpdesk, experience monitoring tools, educational webinars, and technology lending programs. Their portfolio includes information resources about hospital visits, children's rights in healthcare, trauma-free care, shared decision-making, and support for siblings (brussen). The foundation also operates Schouders.nl for parents and coordinates various projects and activities focused on pediatric care quality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kindenzorg.nl Information Portal Comprehensive website providing information, news, event agendas, and resources for children, parents, and healthcare professionals about pediatric healthcare rights and optimal medical care in the Netherlands.
• Helpdesk Service Customer support desk available Monday through Friday from 9:30 to 16:30 for questions from families and professionals about children's rights in healthcare and family-centered care.
• Experience Monitor (Ervaringsmonitor) Platform enabling families to share their experiences with medical care to help improve pediatric healthcare quality.
• Lunchwebinar Educational Series Online educational webinar series providing information about pediatric care topics for parents and professionals.
• AV1 Robot Lending Program Free remote-participation robot lending program offered via the Schouders.nl parent platform, allowing hospitalized children to stay connected with their school and classmates.

Quantifiable outcome

• Helpdesk service available Monday-Friday 9:30-16:30

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Schouders.nlcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchouders.nl is a dedicated platform for parents of children in medical care. Stichting Kind & Zorg partners with this platform to provide comprehensive support resources for parents, including information about parent participation in care, education support (AV1 robot), and practical guidance for families.
• Karstens MediamakersminorOthersWebsite development and design partner responsible for the organization's website (kindenzorg.nl). Provided website design and maintenance services.
• Albert Schweitzer HospitalminorOthersThe organization has worked with Albert Schweitzer Hospital (Dordtwijk location) as documented in their image library showing activities at the Kinderverpleegafdeling (Children's Nursing Department).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ronald McDonald House Charities Netherlands: Ronald McDonald House Charities Nederland provides accommodation and support for families of sick children near Dutch hospitals. It is a direct peer in family-centered pediatric care infrastructure, addressing the same parental and child population navigating Dutch hospital care, with a comparable donation-funded non-profit model.
• EACH - European Association for Children in Hospital: EACH is the European federation advocating for children's rights in hospital, including the Charter on the Rights of Children in Hospital. It is a direct peer to Stichting Kind en Ziekenhuis, addressing an overlapping constituency (children, families, hospital professionals) with a comparable child-rights-in-healthcare advocacy model, although EACH operates supranationally rather than nationally.
• VOKK - Vereniging Ouders, Kinderen en Kanker: VOKK is the Dutch association for parents of children with cancer, providing peer support, information, and advocacy. It is a direct peer in family-centered pediatric support in the Netherlands, serving a narrower but overlapping constituency (parents of seriously ill children) with a comparable donation-funded advocacy and support model.
• Make-A-Wish Netherlands (Make-A-Wish Nederland): Make-A-Wish Nederland grants wishes to children with serious medical conditions, sharing Stichting Kind en Ziekenhuis's focus on improving quality of life for sick children and families in the Netherlands. Both are donation-funded Dutch nonprofits serving pediatric patients and their families through emotional and experiential support.
• Stichting Opkikker: Stichting Opkikker supports families with chronically ill children in the Netherlands through events, respite programs, and recognition moments. It directly parallels Stichting Kind en Ziekenhuis's mission of supporting the wellbeing of pediatric patients and their families, operating on a similar donation-funded non-profit model nationally.

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF Nederland: UNICEF Nederland advocates globally for children's rights, including health rights referenced in the UNCRC. It is a broader incumbent in child rights advocacy, sharing thematic overlap with Stichting Kind en Ziekenhuis but operating internationally and across all child welfare domains, not pediatric healthcare specifically.
• Nederlandse Vereniging voor Kindergeneeskunde (NVK): NVK is the Dutch professional association for pediatricians, representing the healthcare professional constituency that Stichting Kind en Ziekenhuis engages through training and KinderAdviesRaden. It is a broader incumbent in Dutch pediatrics, focusing on clinical professional standards rather than family/child advocacy.
• Stichting Kinderpostzegels: Stichting Kinderpostzegels is a major Dutch children's charity funding projects for vulnerable children. It is a broader incumbent operating at greater scale across child welfare, with partial overlap with Stichting Kind en Ziekenhuis's pediatric focus but a wider scope across education and welfare.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stichtingkindenziekenhuis

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