Kita Froschkönig e.V.

What Kita Froschkönig e.V. does

Kita Froschkönig e.V. is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein, e.V.) operating a single-group U3 kindergarten (daycare for children under three) at Turmstrasse 14, 50733 Köln, in the Köln-Nippes district of Cologne, Germany. The facility opened on November 2, 2011, in the renovated premises of the former restaurant 'Zum Froschkönig', and serves 10-11 children aged 1-3 years in a family-like setting. The pedagogical approach follows Remo Largo's child-development philosophy, emphasizing child-led development, structured daily rituals, and a situational orientation, delivered through a low child-to-staff ratio by a team of six staff including a director (Leitung, Enise Kosak), a deputy director (Stellvertretende Leitung, Lisa Taschbach), two further Kindheitspädagoginnen, a Kinderpflegerin, and one additional team member. Legal representation is held by Christiane Allstädt and Anna Woelk, and the organization is supervised by the LVR-Landesjugendamt Rheinland under Vereinsregister Köln number 16807.

The organization's core offering is full-time U3 childcare and early education, operating roughly 7:30-16:30 on weekdays. There is no technology product: no mobile app, no proprietary software platform, no API, and no AI/ML components; the service is delivered entirely through in-person human staff. Revenue derives from parental childcare fees, typically subsidized by the municipal Jugendamt under standard German Kita funding frameworks, and any operating surplus must be reinvested in the non-profit mission per e.V. constraints. Pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer within the Köln-Nippes catchment: families inquire via phone (+49(0)221 42361711) or email ([email protected]), with Kennenlerntermine (familiarization visits) offered on request. Marketing is limited to the organization's own website, Facebook and Instagram profiles, and word-of-mouth referrals within the local community. Distribution is single-site and single-city, with no evidence of expansion plans beyond the existing neighborhood.

Name

Kita Froschkönig e.V.

Legal name

Froschkönig e.V.

Website

https://kitafroschkoenig.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kita Froschkönig e.V. is a non-profit U3 kindergarten in Köln-Nippes, Germany, providing full-time daycare and early education for 10-11 children aged 1-3 using a Remo Largo-based pedagogical approach, delivered by a six-person staff team since 2011.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Childcare Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Day Nursery Programs (EDACACAD)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Toddler daycare services
• Nonprofit daycare association
• U3 kindergarten care
• Childcare facility Germany

Headquarters

HQ city

Köln

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Childcare Fees: As a registered daycare facility (Kita), the organization generates revenue through childcare fees charged to parents, typically subsidized by German youth welfare offices (Jugendamt). The Kita accepts children and operates as a non-profit association (e.V.) providing U3 (under 3 years) childcare services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kita Froschkönig e.V. operates a single-group daycare facility (eingruppige Kita) providing full-day early childhood education and care for 10-11 children aged 1 to 3 years in Köln-Nippes, Cologne. The service runs Monday through Friday with a situation-oriented pedagogical approach grounded in Remo Largo's child development philosophy, structured daily rituals, and individualized attention within a deliberately small, family-like atmosphere.

Product overview

Kita Froschkönig e.V. is a single-group, family-style kindergarten operating as a non-profit association (e.V.) in Cologne-Nippes. The organization provides full-time childcare services for 10 children aged 1-3 years (U3/under-3 care) with extended hours from 7:30-16:30. The core offering consists of a structured early childhood education program centered on situational orientation and child-led development philosophy, delivered through small group sizes to ensure individual attention. The organization does not offer a technology product; its sole offering is traditional childcare and early education services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kita Froschkönig Childcare Services (U3 Group Care) Full-day early childhood education and care program for up to 10-11 children aged 1-3 years, delivered Monday through Friday in a single-group, family-like setting in Köln-Nippes. The service is built on a situation-oriented pedagogical approach following Remo Largo's child development philosophy, with structured daily rituals, individualized attention, and a low child-to-staff ratio, and is targeted at local families seeking U3 (under-3) childcare.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LVR-Landesjugendamt RheinlandcoreOthersThe Kita is supervised by LVR-Landesjugendamt Rheinland (Landschaftsverband Rheinland), the regional youth welfare office. This is a regulatory oversight relationship required for operating a licensed Kita in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• FRÖBEL e.V. FRÖBEL is Germany's largest non-profit operator of Kindertagesstätten, running hundreds of Kitas nationwide under the same e.V. association model and pedagogical framing. Directly comparable as a registered-association U3/Ü3 Kita provider, but at vastly greater scale.
• Caritas Kita operations: Caritas runs thousands of Catholic-affiliated Kitas in Germany, including U3 groups. Comparable as a non-profit, values-driven early-childhood care provider subject to the same regulatory and subsidy framework as Kita Froschkönig.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Diakonie operates Protestant-affiliated Kitas across Germany. Comparable as a large non-profit Kita provider with similar pedagogical missions and operating under identical NRW Jugendamt supervision rules.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Bright Horizons is a large publicly listed global provider of center-based early childhood education and employer-sponsored care. Comparable as a center-based U3/preschool operator, but at vastly larger scale and with employer-sponsored and corporate channels absent from Kita Froschkönig.
• Busy Bees Nurseries: Busy Bees is one of the largest UK nursery chains, operating hundreds of center-based early-years facilities. Comparable as a regulated center-based early-childhood provider, but with multi-site scale and a commercial model versus the e.V. structure.
• AWO (Arbeiterwohlfahrt) Kita operations: The AWO operates a large network of Kitas across Germany, including U3 groups, via regional affiliates. Comparable as a non-profit, mission-driven Kita provider serving families under the same Jugendamt-regulated funding system, but at multi-state scale.

Direct peers

• Kinder im Zentrum Gallus (KiZ): KiZ Gallus operates small, parent-led non-profit Kitas with a similar values-driven, low child-to-staff pedagogical approach. Directly comparable as a small-group, association-based U3/Ü3 Kita provider.

Emerging players

• Pädiko GmbH: Pädiko is a growing private Kita chain in Germany operating multiple center-based locations, often including U3 groups. Comparable as a center-based U3 provider in the same regulated market, but with a for-profit expansion model contrasting with Kita Froschkönig's e.V. structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/kitafroschkoenig
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kita-froschk%C3%B6nig-e.v.

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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