L'Accueil

What L'Accueil does

L'Accueil ASBL is a Belgian non-profit child protection organization founded in 1986 by Madame Haquenne, headquartered in Gosselies (Hainaut province) and operating under the trade name "Centre de Protection de l'Enfant." It serves children aged 0–6 years whose parents are temporarily unable to provide adequate parenting due to neglect, violence, mental illness, addiction, or socioeconomic precarity, alongside their families. The organization runs three integrated services from its Gosselies site: the SASPE (Service d'Accueil Spécialisé de la Petite Enfance), a 24-bed 24/7 residential facility providing therapeutic educational care since 1989 under ONE accreditation; the AMJ (Accueil Multifamilial de Jour), an intensive 3-month multifamily day program working with cohorts of 4 families, fully approved by Aide à la Jeunesse in 2022; and SAC 064, an AVIQ-accredited home-based support service for 18 families with children aged 0–7 presenting developmental delays or disabilities. The SASPE also houses one of five regional psychiatric crisis beds for the 0–6 age group under the RHESEAU network, offering 15-day renewable observation stays.

The organization's clinical platform is anchored by the Snoezelen multisensory therapy approach, integrated across all services since 2018, which activates primary and proprioceptive senses to reduce stress and trauma responses in children. Its multifamily therapy methodology was developed in partnership with Eia Asen at Marlborough Family Service in London and became the carrier of the European Daphne project (2006–2010) across seven countries, producing a published European best-practices manual. The team is multidisciplinary (child psychiatrists, psychologists, psychomotor therapists, social workers, specialized educators) with 35+ years of accumulated expertise in attachment disorders and early-childhood trauma.

L'Accueil's business model is subsidy-and-donation funded rather than commercial. Revenue streams consist of official subsidies from three Belgian public authorities (ONE, AVIQ, Aide à la Jeunesse) covering operational costs, supplemented by private donations processed through the Fondation Roi Baudouin platform for quality-of-life enhancements (materials, outings, renovations). All services are provided free of charge to families, with referrals channeled exclusively through judicial mandates and youth-aid authorities; the organization has no commercial sales motion and serves the Wallonia region.

Name

L'Accueil

Legal name

ASBL L'Accueil

Website

https://laccueil.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

L'Accueil ASBL is a Belgian non-profit child protection center in Gosselies providing residential shelter, multifamily day programs, and home-based support for children aged 0–6 and their families, using Snoezelen multisensory therapy and funded primarily by government subsidies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Protection Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441), Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Developmental Therapy / Early Childhood Special Instruction (EDACAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Child protection services
• Residential childcare
• Multifamily therapy
• Snoezelen multisensory therapy
• Early childhood intervention

Headquarters

HQ city

Colfontaine

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Subsidies: Official subsidies from government bodies (ONE, AVIQ, Aide à la Jeunesse) cover basic operational needs but are insufficient for all requirements. Subsidies fund core services including SASPE, AMJ, and SAC 064.
2. Private Donations: Donations from individuals and organizations used to provide quality materials, games, outdoor play areas, facility renovations, vacation programs, and excursions for children. Donations made via Fondation Roi Baudoin platform or bank transfer.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

L'Accueil is a child protection center (ASBL) that provides three integrated services for children aged 0-6 years and their families: (1) SASPE offers full residential accommodation with therapeutic educational support for 24 children; (2) AMJ delivers intensive multifamily day care with parental involvement under 3-month renewable mandates to evaluate and strengthen parental competencies; and (3) SAC 064 provides home-based support for 18 families with children aged 0-7 with developmental delays or disabilities. All services apply the Snoezelen multisensory therapy approach with the goal of family reunification.

Product overview

L'Accueil is a child protection center offering three integrated social services for children aged 0-6 years and their families: (1) SASPE provides full residential accommodation with therapeutic educational support for 24 children; (2) AMJ offers intensive multifamily day care with parental involvement under 3-month mandates; and (3) SAC 064 delivers home-based support for families with children with disabilities. The services operate under a unified therapeutic philosophy emphasizing family reunification, with crisis intervention capacity through RHESEAU partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SASPE: Service d'Accueil Spécialisé de la Petite Enfance - specialized early childhood reception service providing accommodation for 24 children aged 0-6 years with therapeutic educational support
• AMJ
• SAC 064

Products and services

• SASPE (Service d'Accueil Spécialisé de la Petite Enfance) Residential care and therapeutic educational support service for 24 children aged 0-6 years, providing full accommodation (24/7) with multidisciplinary team support and therapeutic work with the whole family to promote reunification. Children are placed by judicial or youth aid mandates. Approved by ONE.
• Accueil Multifamilial de Jour (AMJ) Intensive day care service for children aged 0-6 and their parents/caregivers, using a multifamily therapeutic approach under 3-month renewable mandates to evaluate and strengthen parental competencies. Works simultaneously with groups of 4 families per cohort for 3-day-per-week intensive programs. Fully approved by Aide à la Jeunesse in 2022.
• Service d'accompagnement SAC 064 Home-based support service for families with children aged 0-7 with developmental delays or disabilities, providing support for development, inclusion, and quality of life. Currently serves 18 families through home visits, developmental activities, medical coordination, and administrative assistance. Approved by AVIQ.
• Lit de crise (Crisis Bed) within SASPE Emergency psychiatric crisis bed for children aged 0-6 years, part of the 5-bed regional RHESEAU program. Provides 15-day renewable observation and assessment with full psychological and psychiatric evaluation. One of few such crisis intervention beds in the Hainaut region for this age group.

Quantifiable outcome

• Capacity expanded from 16 to 24 children in 2018
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and flagship.

• Snoezelen sans Frontière (Belgium)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Belgian ASBL specializing in Snoezelen methodology. Organized francophone symposium 'Snoezelen, l'art des communications sensorielles' in Charleroi in September 2021. L'Accueil presented its integration of Snoezelen in daily therapeutic work.
• RHESEAUcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018RHESEAU is a network of partners focused on children's and adolescents' mental health in Hainaut province. Under the New Mental Health Policy, they created a 'crisis care' program with 5 crisis beds. L'Accueil SASPE provides one psychiatric crisis bed for children 0-6 years. RHESEAU funds the psychologist position at SASPE for crisis assessments.
• ONG Koruncuk (Turkey)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Turkish NGO based in Istanbul, working since 1979 in child protection. L'Accueil partnered to develop a program of best practices for child reunification with families and psychological follow-up for children who cannot return home. Aided by European subsidies with other European partners. Symposium held in March 2020.
• European Daphne Project Partners (England, Denmark, Italy, Germany, Poland, France, Belgium)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006European Daphne program 'Breaking the cycle of intrafamily violence against women and children: The model of best methods of multifamily therapy at European level.' L'Accueil AMJ team served as project coordinator. Created European manual of best practices for maltreated children. Included countries wanting to implement the model (France, Poland). Conference held in Brussels to share research results.
• Marlborough Family Service (London)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000UK center where L'Accueil team was trained in multifamily therapeutic approach from the early 2000s, under Eia Asen who developed the approach. L'Accueil became the Belgian carrier of the European Daphne project and later a training center for multifamily therapy.
• ONE (Office National de l'Enfance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment licensing and oversight body for childhood services in Belgium. Licenses and partially funds the SASPE service. Ensures compliance with child protection standards.
• AVIQ (Agence pour une Vie de Qualité)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency for quality of life that licenses and funds the SAC 064 home support service for families with disabled children.
• Aide à la JeunessecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment youth aid authority that provides partial (2014) and full (2022) licensing for the AMJ service. Mandates families for the 3-month intensive programs.
• ASBL Corbeil Essonnes (France) and THAÏS (Belgium)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJumelage partnerships with ASBLs working with similar vulnerable child and family populations. Aim to enrich practices and provide reflective support on benefits of the Snoezelen approach. Presented together at 17th World Snoezelen Congress in Charleroi 2022.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SOS Villages d'Enfants Belgique: Belgian branch of the international SOS Children's Villages network, providing residential care and family support for vulnerable children. A much larger, broader child protection organization that overlaps with L'Accueil's residential placement mission but operates at national scale across multiple provinces.

Direct peers

• Marlborough Family Service: London-based family service where L'Accueil's team was originally trained in multifamily therapy under Eia Asen. Provides direct comparable services in multifamily group work and family reunification, and serves as the originating reference for L'Accueil's therapeutic methodology.
• Koruncuk Foundation: Istanbul-based Turkish NGO founded in 1979 that partnered with L'Accueil (2018-2020) to develop best practices for child reunification and psychological follow-up. Directly comparable in providing residential care and family reunification support for vulnerable children.
• Fondation Port Royal: French-speaking child protection organization offering social services and family support comparable to L'Accueil's mission. Operates in the same linguistic and regulatory environment (francophone Belgium/France) with overlapping vulnerable-child and family-rehabilitation focus.
• Snoezelen sans Frontière: Belgian ASBL specializing in Snoezelen methodology that organized the 2021 francophone symposium at which L'Accueil presented its multisensory integration. Direct peer in Snoezelen practice and dissemination, though narrower in scope (methodology-focused rather than full child protection).
• THAÏS ASBL: Belgian ASBL and explicit L'Accueil jumelage partner working with similar vulnerable children and family populations. Periodically presents alongside L'Accueil at Snoezelen congresses on integrated therapeutic practices for at-risk children.
• ASBL Corbeil Essonnes: French ASBL and L'Accueil jumelage partner in child and family services. Co-presented with L'Accueil at the 17th World Snoezelen Congress (Charleroi, 2022), reflecting shared methodology and vulnerable population focus.

Regional players

• RHESEAU: Wallonia/Hainaut-based network of partners focused on children's and adolescent mental health that operates a 5-bed crisis care program including L'Accueil's psychiatric crisis bed. Direct regional peer in pediatric mental health crisis intervention and partner in funding L'Accueil's crisis psychologist position.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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