What Mutter-Kind-Einrichtung does

Mutter-Kind-Einrichtung is a private social-pedagogical care facility based in Hambühren, in the district of Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany, founded in 1992 and operating since under German youth welfare law (SGB VIII) as a commissioned facility of free youth welfare (freie Jugendhilfe). The organization provides residential and therapeutic support for mothers, fathers, and children — including expectant parents — facing parenting difficulties, problematic life situations, debt, or physical and mental health challenges. It operates a structured three-phase care model (Phase I: Intensivbetreuung in Haus 16c, Haus 5, and Haus 10; Phase II: Regelbetreuung in Haus 1; Phase III: Trainingswohnen in the F\u00f6rsterbusch apartments and Eichendorffstraße apartments) that progresses families toward independent living, supported by 24/7 staffing and a multi-professional team of pedagogical, psychological, and medical specialists including on-site ergotherapy.

The service portfolio encompasses birth preparation, child care and nursing training, psychological counseling, occupational therapy, structured everyday-pedagogical routines, sports and leisure programming, homework supervision, cooking and nutrition training, and support for school, vocational training, and employment reintegration in cooperation with the Bundesagentur für Arbeit. The facility delivers 58 fully stationary places across six homogeneously composed residential groups. Underlying technology is non-existent in the traditional software sense — the operating model rests on social-pedagogical, psychological, and therapeutic methodologies, not technical platforms; the public website is a standard informational CMS hosted at mutter-kind-betreuung.de.

The business model is institutional and government-funded: client placements are commissioned by public Jugend\u00e4mter (youth welfare offices) through statutory help planning (Hilfeplanung) under SGB VIII, rather than acquired through commercial sales or paid directly by consumers. The legal operating entity is Flexible Familienprojekte GmbH (Handelsregister HRB 205046, Amtsgericht L\u00fcneburg), with a related entity Flexible Familienhilfen GmbH sharing the same address; Benjamin Brandt is the authorized representative. Customer acquisition flows through referrals and institutional partnerships (midwives, the Tagesklinik in Celle, external therapists, counseling centers, schools, kindergartens, and the Bundesagentur für Arbeit), with no conventional marketing or pricing model. The organization employs approximately 11 staff, generates no publicly disclosed revenue, has no external funding or M&A activity, and is not publicly listed.

Name

Mutter-Kind-Einrichtung

Legal name

Flexible Familienprojekte GmbH

Website

https://mutter-kind-betreuung.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mutter-Kind-Einrichtung is a private social-pedagogical residential facility in Lower Saxony, Germany, operating since 1992 under SGB VIII to deliver a three-phase care model for mothers, fathers, and children in difficult life situations. It offers 58 stationary places across six groups, funded via statutory Jugendamt commissions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mother-Child Residential Care Services

NAICS

Other Residential Care Facilities (62399), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239), Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Small Residential Care Homes (RCFE/Board & Care) (HLADABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

Keywords

• Mother-child residential care
• Youth welfare services
• Social pedagogical care
• Therapeutic family support
• Residential care facility

Headquarters

HQ city

Hambühren

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Statutory Youth Welfare Funding (SGB VIII): The Mutter-Kind-Einrichtung operates as a facility of free youth welfare (freie Jugendhilfe) commissioned under German Social Code Volume VIII (SGB VIII). Services are funded through public youth welfare offices via help plans (Hilfeplanung), not through direct consumer payment. Revenue is institutional and government-funded, based on individual care mandates rather than volume-based contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mutter-Kind-Einrichtung operates a stationary social-pedagogical and therapeutic residential care facility for mothers, fathers, and children in difficult life situations, operated under German youth welfare law (SGB VIII). The organization delivers care through a three-phase residential model (orientation, security/autonomy preparation, and accompanying post-residential phase) and is funded via per-diem rates commissioned by local youth welfare offices (Jugendämter) across Germany.

Product overview

Mutter-Kind-Einrichtung is a social-pedagogical care facility (founded 1992) offering a comprehensive system of therapeutic and support services for mothers, fathers, and children in difficult life situations. The organization operates a three-phase care model (Phasenmodell) that progresses from intensive initial care (Phase I: Haus 16c, Haus 5, Haus 10) through standard care (Phase II: Haus 1) to independent training living (Phase III: Försterbusch apartments), with flexible movement between phases based on individual needs. The service portfolio includes birth preparation, child care training, psychological services, occupational therapy, sports/leisure activities, homework supervision, cooking education, and career qualification support. Special housing options include apartment living at Eichendorffstraße for families pursuing education. The facility provides 58 full-stationary places across six residential groups and emphasizes a child protection approach with multiprofessional teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mutter-Kind-Residential Care (Mutter-Kind-Betreuung)
• Birth Preparation and Postnatal Care (Geburtsvorbereitung und Nachsorge)
• Psychological and Psychotherapeutic Services (Psychologische Betreuung)
• Childcare Services (Kinderbetreuung)
• Occupational Therapy (Ergotherapie)
• Art Therapy (Kunsttherapie)
• Music Therapy (Musiktherapie)
• Family Education and Household Management Training (Familienpädagogik und Haushaltsführung)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IU Internationale Hochschule (IU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Mutter-Kind-Einrichtung serves as a practical training partner (Praxispartner) for the IU Internationale Hochschule's dual study program in Social Work (Soziale Arbeit). Starting October 2025, the organization seeks dual students annually. This partnership provides a pipeline of qualified pedagogical talent while contributing to the professional development of future social workers. IU is Germany's largest state-recognized university, FIBAA system-accredited.
• Hebammen (Midwives)coreOthersCooperation with midwives supports pregnant women and girls in the facility, facilitating birth preparation, contact with birthing clinics, and introduction to the facility's daily structure.
• Tagesklinik Celle (Day Clinic in Celle)coreOthersThe organization maintains a cooperative relationship with the psychiatric day clinic in Celle, enabling clients requiring more intensive mental health treatment to access specialized care while maintaining their placement.
• Therapeuten (Therapists)coreOthersThe facility cooperates with external therapists to provide individual therapeutic support for clients dealing with personal difficulties, complementing the on-site psychological service.
• Beratungsstellen (Counseling Centers)minorOthersVarious counseling centers collaborate with the facility to provide additional psychosocial support and referral pathways for clients and their families.
• Schulen und Kindertagesstätten (Schools and Kindergartens)coreOthersCooperation with local schools and kindergartens in Hambühren enables children in the facility to access regular educational and childcare services, reducing barriers to enrollment and supporting school attendance. The facility also supports parents in building contacts with these institutions.
• Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency)coreOthersRegular contact with the Bundesagentur für Arbeit enables clients to participate in measures that prepare them for the labor market. The organization collaborates with the agency to discuss individual employment pathways for each young woman or man in care, supporting school and vocational training integration.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SOS-Kinderdorf: SOS-Kinderdorf operates residential family-care villages and mother-child facilities across Germany under SGB VIII. Closely comparable service model — multi-disciplinary residential care for vulnerable families and children, funded via Jugendamt placements.
• Outlaw gGmbH (Outlaw Jugendhilfe): Outlaw gGmbH operates residential youth welfare and family-support facilities across multiple German states, including Mutter-Kind settings. Comparable service portfolio and Jugendamt commissioning model, with broader geographic reach.
• Phönix Soziale Dienste: Phönix Soziale Dienste runs residential and ambulant youth welfare services in Germany, including Mutter-Vater-Kind-Einrichtungen. Directly comparable in mission, statutory funding mechanism, and integrated pedagogical/therapeutic offering.

Broad incumbents

• AWO Bundesverband: AWO operates youth welfare and family support facilities, including residential care, across Germany. Same statutory SGB VIII funding context and target population as Mutter-Kind-Einrichtung, with a much larger institutional footprint.
• Caritas (Deutscher Caritasverband): Caritas runs numerous residential Mutter-Vater-Kind facilities under SGB VIII across Germany. Comparable operating model and statutory funding base; significantly broader portfolio and geographic reach than the Hambühren-based facility.
• Diakonie Deutschland (Mutter-Kind Einrichtungen): Diakonie operates a nationwide network of Mutter-Kind and family welfare facilities across Germany. Comparable to Mutter-Kind-Einrichtung in service scope (residential care under SGB VIII) but vastly larger, serving as the dominant welfare-provider incumbent in the same funding system.

Regional players

• Stiftung Leuchtfeuer (and similar regional Mutter-Kind Stiftungen): Regional foundations and nonprofits operate Mutter-Kind residential facilities in specific German states (e.g., Lower Saxony, NRW). Comparable single-region, single-site residential model under SGB VIII but operating in a different geographic catchment.

Emerging players

• Kinderschutzbund (Deutscher Kinderschutzbund): The DKSB provides counseling, family support, and some residential services for vulnerable children and parents under SGB VIII. Overlaps with Mutter-Kind-Einrichtung on psychosocial support and parenting-skills workshops, though primarily ambulatory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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