obs De Kroosduiker

Name

obs De Kroosduiker

Legal name

Openbare Basisschool De Kroosduiker

Website

https://obsdekroosduiker.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Westzaan

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Primary Education: Public primary education in the Netherlands is government-funded. The school is part of Zaan Primair scholengroep, a public education foundation providing primary education services.
2. Childcare Services (via Babino): Childcare services (0-13 years) including day care, toddler play sessions, before/after school care, and vacation care are provided through partner Babino Kinderopvang from 7:00 to 18:30. These services generate revenue through childcare fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

obs De Kroosduiker is a public primary school (openbare basisschool) in Westzaan, Netherlands, providing government-funded primary education to children aged 4-12 (groups 1-8) using a thematic Alles-in-1 curriculum. The school also facilitates integrated childcare services for children aged 0-13 through its partnership with Babino Kinderopvang, creating a continuous learning pathway from early childhood through primary school completion.

Product overview

obs De Kroosduiker is a public elementary school in Westzaan, part of the Zaan Primair school group. The school offers a unified educational ecosystem combining core elementary education (Groep 1-8) with integrated childcare services (0-13 years) through partner Babino Kinderopvang. The educational approach centers on Thematisch Onderwijs (thematic education), using play-based methods for younger children and the Alles-in-1 curriculum for older students. Supporting services include a proprietary Kroosduiker School-app for parent communication, continuurooster (continuous schedule), and various enrichment activities including swimming diplomas and hot meals. The school operates with a continuous schedule model and maintains active parent involvement through an Ouderraad (parent council) and Medezeggenschapsraad (participation council).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Basisonderwijs (Groep 1-8) Public elementary education for children aged 4-12, covering groups 1 through 8, with a focus on thematic education and the development of curious, creative thinkers.
• Kinderopvang (0-13 jaar) Childcare services including day care (0-4 years), toddler play sessions (2-4 years), and before/after school care (4-13 years), operated in partnership with Babino Kinderopvang from 07:00 to 18:30.
• Buitenschoolse Opvang (Voor- en naschools) Before and after school care from 07:00 to 18:30, including preschool care, afterschool activities (sports, music, creativity), holiday care with excursions, swimming diploma programs, and hot meals through Babino.
• Peuterspelen Toddler play sessions for children aged 2-4 years at location De Kwaker, operating Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 8:30-11:30, with educational activities developing social skills, motor skills, and language.
• Kroosduiker School-app Mobile application for iOS and Android enabling push notifications, school calendar access, news updates, group information, team photos and videos, providing efficient parent-school communication.

Quantifiable outcome

• Children develop into creative thinkers with awareness for each other and the world
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Babino KinderopvangcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBabino Kinderopvang provides comprehensive childcare services (0-13 years) including day care, toddler play sessions, before/after school care, vacation care, swimming diploma programs, and warm meals. The partnership creates a continuous learning line for children from 0-12 years, minimizing transition friction from childcare to primary education. Services operate from 7:00 to 18:30.
• Zaan Primair ScholengroepcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZaan Primair is the educational foundation managing 22 independent public primary schools across Zaanstad. De Kroosduiker is one of these schools, benefiting from shared resources, policies, and the GMR (Gemeenschappelijke Medezeggenschapsraad) for overarching policy matters.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Others

• PO-Raad: Sector organisation representing Dutch primary education employers and governing bodies. Thematically related as the policy and standards body governing De Kroosduiker's operating environment, though not an operating competitor.

Direct peers

• Dalton scholen: Dutch national network of Dalton primary schools emphasising self-direction and collaboration. Comparable as a branded alternative-pedagogy Dutch primary school network competing for the same values-driven parent segment.
• Montessori Nederland: Dutch national organisation representing Montessori primary schools. Comparable as a network of Dutch primary schools delivering a distinctive pedagogical approach alternative to mainstream public education, serving the same family demographic with thematic, child-led learning.
• Zaan Primair: Public education foundation operating 22 independent public primary schools across Zaanstad, of which De Kroosduiker is one. Directly comparable as the parent network providing shared governance, policies, and back-office services to materially identical primary schools in the same Dutch public education system.
• Jenaplan: Dutch national network of Jenaplan primary schools, which use an integrated, thematic, project-based pedagogy that closely mirrors De Kroosduiker's Alles-in-1 approach. Most pedagogically analogous peer in the Dutch primary market.

Broad incumbents

• Stichting BOOR: One of the largest public primary school foundations in the Netherlands, operating numerous primary schools in the Rotterdam region. Comparable as a larger-scale Dutch public school foundation with similar government-funded governance model and multi-school structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/obsdekroosduiker
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/obs-de-kroosduiker

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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