PEP - Partenaire Enfance et Pédagogie

What PEP - Partenaire Enfance et Pédagogie does

PEP – Partenaire Enfance & Pédagogie (doing business as PEP-VD) is a Swiss non-profit association founded in 1998 and headquartered at Avenue de Montoie 36 in Lausanne, Canton Vaud. It serves as a regional resource and coordination platform for the early-childhood education and care sector, providing pedagogical support, organizational and financial consulting, professional publications, and continuing-education coordination to daycare centers (crèches, garderies), out-of-school care facilities (UAPE, APEMS), educators, and families in Canton Vaud.

The organization's product portfolio is human-service-led rather than technology-led: pedagogical services, organizational and financial consulting, the long-running professional journal Revue [petite] enfance (currently at issue 150), a regular bilingual newsletter cadence (issue 64 in June 2026, continuous since at least 2020), continuing-education coordination with partner institutions CREDE and HESTL, an annual flagship event (Journée PEP 2026), and a conference-room rental offering. There is no proprietary technology stack, no app, no API, and no AI component disclosed.

The revenue model is overwhelmingly grant- and subsidy-driven rather than commercial. The majority of financing flows from FAJE (Fondation pour l'accueil de jour des enfants), with additional project-based support from cantonal bodies DGEJ (since 2022), BCI (since 2016), and BEFH (since 2019). Conference-room rental is offered free of charge to FAJE-network institutions and on commercial terms externally. Carrying organizations FSAE and CVAJ, alongside strategic platform memberships in PRo Enfance and Alliance Enfance, anchor the governance and distribution model.

Name

PEP - Partenaire Enfance et Pédagogie

Legal name

PEP – Partenaire Enfance & Pédagogie

Website

https://pep-vd.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PEP-VD is a Lausanne-based Swiss non-profit association serving as a resource and coordination platform for the early-childhood education sector in Canton Vaud, providing pedagogical support, organizational consulting, professional publications, and continuing-education coordination to crèches, UAPE, educators, and families, primarily funded through FAJE subsidies.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Subsidies: PEP receives the majority of its financing through subsidies from FAJE (Fondation pour l'accueil de jour des enfants), which provides a very large portion of the organization's funding. Additional support comes from SCAJE, DGEJ, BCI, and BEFH for specific projects.

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Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PEP – Partenaire Enfance & Pédagogie is a non-profit association that provides pedagogical services, organizational/administrative/financial consulting, professional publications (notably the Revue [petite] enfance journal), and continuing education coordination for early childhood institutions (crèches, garderies, UAPE, APEMS) and professionals in canton Vaud, Switzerland. It functions as a publicly subsidized resource hub linking practitioners with training and documentation from partner institutions (CREDE, HESTL, esede).

Product overview

PEP-VD (Partenaire Enfance & Pédagogie) is a non-profit association in Vaud canton, Switzerland, serving as a resource and support organization for early childhood education. The organization offers a portfolio of integrated services including pedagogical support, organizational consulting, professional publications (including the Revue [petite] enfance journal), and continuing education coordination. It operates as a platform connecting practitioners with resources from partner institutions like CREDE and HETSL. Additional offerings include newsletter publications, a rentable conference room, and access to the ERASMUS+ TRIANGLE project network.

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Products and services

• Prestations pédagogiques (Pedagogical Services) Pedagogical services and support provided to early childhood education institutions (crèches, garderies, UAPE, APEMS) and professionals in canton Vaud, including resource referrals and pedagogical guidance.
• Conseils en organisation, administration et finance (Organizational, Administrative and Financial Consulting) Consulting services for early childhood organizations covering structure, administration, and financial management, targeted at daycare and out-of-school care institutions in canton Vaud.
• Revue [petite] enfance (Professional Journal) Professional journal publication for early childhood education practitioners and institutions, currently at issue n°150, covering themes such as quality dilemmas in ECEC.
• Formations continues (Continuing Education Coordination) Continuing education programs and professional development coordination for childhood education professionals, aggregating training opportunities from partner institutions including CREDE, HESTL, CEFOC Genève, and esede.
• Location salle de conférences (Conference Room Rental) Conference room rental service at PEP's Lausanne headquarters with capacity for 20 persons; available free of charge for FAJE network institutions and partner services, and externally for training purposes according to published conditions.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and supporting.

• FAJE (Fondation pour l'accueil de jour des enfants)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAJE was established in late 2006 following acceptance of the law on day care of children (LAJE). It is responsible for promoting and supporting the development of childcare places and granting subsidies through regional childcare networks. A substantial portion of PEP's funding comes from FAJE subsidies.
• SCAJE (Service cantonal pour l'accueil de jour des enfants)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCAJE is responsible for authorizing and monitoring various forms of childcare outside the family environment. It ensures compliance with federal and cantonal regulations and conducts regular inspections of institutions.
• CREDE (Centre de ressources en éducation de l'enfance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCREDE contributes to initial and continuing education of early childhood professionals and constitutes a network of quality pedagogical resources. Its documentation center in Lausanne serves all professionals from kindergartens, nurseries, UAPE and APEMS in canton Vaud. PEP and CREDE form a resource platform.
• HESTL (Haute école de travail social et de la santé Lausanne)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerHESTL offers Bachelor programs in Social Work and Occupational Therapy, as well as Master-level education, continuing education, and research. With HESTSL support, PEP regularly organizes events for early childhood professionals in the university's premises.
• FSAE (Fédération vaudoise des structures d'accueil des enfants)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFSAE brings together approximately 60 members (crèches, nurseries, UAPE and others) and represents them to authorities and partners. It contributes to promoting the role of childcare and quality care standards. FSAE is one of the carrying organizations of PEP.
• DGEJ (Direction générale de l'enfance et de la jeunesse)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGEJ provides professional support and assistance to young people and families in canton Vaud to build durable solutions in children's interests. Since 2022, DGEJ supports certain PEP services.
• PRo EnfancestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPRo Enfance brings together and represents early childhood stakeholders from French-speaking Swiss cantons to contribute to childcare development nationwide and partner with the federal government. PEP is a member of its Strategic Council.
• Alliance EnfancestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance Enfance advocates for every child's right to grow in conditions enabling full development, with focus on equal opportunities. PEP is a member of the Alliance Enfance Committee.
• BCI (Bureau cantonal pour l'intégration des étrangers et la prévention du racisme)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBCI implements concrete measures to promote coexistence of Swiss and foreign populations based on common constitutional values. Since 2016, BCI supports PEP projects for integration of children from migrant families.
• BEFH (Bureau de l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBEFH promotes equality between the sexes and works to eliminate direct or indirect discrimination. Since 2019, BEFH financially supports some PEP projects promoting equal opportunities for girls and boys.
• esede (Ecole supérieure en éducation de l'enfance)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partneresede is a higher education institution in early childhood education linked by agreement to the Canton of Vaud. It has a mission to train educators at tertiary level working in childhood institutions.
• EIAP (Etablissement intercommunal pour l'accueil collectif parascolaire primaire)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEIAP defines the reference framework regarding staffing rates, architectural standards, and pedagogical projects for primary school extracurricular collective care.
• CVAJ (Centre vaudois d'aide à la jeunesse)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCVAJ is an association serving children and young people in canton Vaud, contributing to promoting assistance to children and youth. CVAJ is one of the carrying organizations of PEP.
• EFV (Entraide familiale vaudoise)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEFV is an umbrella organization comprising about thirty associations throughout canton Vaud that encourages mutual aid and family support.
• ERASMUS+ Triangle ProjectstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean project sharing the vision of an integrated system for early childhood professionals, training, and support. PEP and HESTL are engaged partners, collaborating with professionals from Belgium, France, and Italy on qualitative childcare issues.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• CEFOC Genève (Centre de formation continue de la petite enfance): CEFOC is the Geneva-based continuing education center for early childhood professionals and a partner listed on PEP's resource hub. Comparable as a regional provider of continuing education for early childhood educators, but serving the neighboring canton of Geneva.

Direct peers

• Alliance Enfance: Alliance Enfance is a Swiss national coalition advocating for children's rights and equal opportunities, of which PEP is a Committee member. Comparable as a network/platform organization working on early childhood policy and equal opportunity, with PEP as a regional implementing node.
• CURAPLA (Coordination romande et tessinoise des institutions et professionnels de la petite enfance): CURAPLA is the French-speaking and Ticino coordination body for early childhood institutions and professionals, performing a structurally similar role to PEP but at a larger regional scale across Suisse romande. Comparable as a multi-canton early childhood professional support platform.
• PRo Enfance: PRo Enfance is the national association representing early childhood stakeholders across French-speaking Swiss cantons, of which PEP is a Strategic Council member. Comparable as an early childhood advocacy and coordination body operating one level above PEP.
• FAJE (Fondation pour l'accueil de jour des enfants): FAJE is the cantonal foundation that channels public subsidies to the Vaud early childhood network and is PEP's primary funder. It is comparable because it operates the same Vaud early-childhood ecosystem that PEP serves, albeit on the financing/coordination side rather than the pedagogical delivery side.
• FSAE (Fédération vaudoise des structures d'accueil des enfants): FSAE is the federation of approximately 60 crèches, nurseries, and UAPE in Vaud and one of PEP's carrying organizations. Comparable as a Vaud early childhood membership body providing support, advocacy, and quality standards to the same institutional base PEP serves.
• CREDE (Centre de ressources en éducation de l'enfance): CREDE is a Lausanne-based resource center for early childhood professionals that co-publishes with PEP and forms part of the same pedagogical resource platform. Directly comparable as a Vaud-anchored early childhood professional development and documentation provider.

Emerging players

• HESTL (Haute école de travail social et de la santé Lausanne): HESTL is the Lausanne University of Social Work and Health offering bachelor, master, and continuing education programs — a strategic partner of PEP that co-organizes events and participates in the ERASMUS+ Triangle project. Comparable as a higher-education provider of social work and early childhood professional development in Vaud.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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