Rappelkiste Kita

What Rappelkiste Kita does

Rappelkiste Kita Biederitz is a publicly operated combined kindergarten and after-school (Hort) care facility serving families in the Einheitsgemeinde Biederitz municipality in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is owned and operated by the municipal authority Einheitsgemeinde Biederitz under Mayor Kay Gericke (legal entity: Kita Rappelkiste; operating name: KITA Rappelkiste Biederitz; address: Heyrothsberger Str. 13, 39175 Biederitz). The facility provides full-day childcare Monday–Friday 6:00–17:00 for children from age 3 through entry into 7th grade, with a total capacity of 240 places (200 Hort and 40 Kindergarten). It employs approximately 16 state-certified educators (Erzieher/innen) plus a director, Kathleen Barth, who originated the facility's 2017 children's council (Kinderrat) program.

The underlying service model is non-digital: a renovated physical facility (former school building, fully refurbished in 2006) co-located directly adjacent to Grundschule Biederitz, sharing gymnasium and multi-purpose hall space. Core offerings include daycare, homework supervision, holiday care (Ferienbetreuung), and a slate of extracurricular Arbeitsgemeinschaften (drawing, handball, chess, dance, music) delivered in partnership with external providers Dance Complex Magdeburg and Musikschule Fröhlich. Hot-meal catering is outsourced to Conradmenue, and pedagogical emphasis is placed on situational, child-interest-driven learning and democratic participation through the Kinderrat.

The revenue model is a hybrid of income-based parent fees (set and administered by Einheitsgemeinde Biederitz, not publicly disclosed) and municipal budget allocation. There are no commercial pricing tiers, no app or digital product, no API, no integrations, and no investor funding. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through municipal registration channels; marketing is limited to community/municipal communications. The facility operates as a public service rather than a commercial enterprise and is one of five Kitas operated by the Biederitz municipality.

Name

Rappelkiste Kita

Legal name

Kita Rappelkiste

Website

https://rappelkiste-biederitz.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rappelkiste Kita Biederitz is a municipal combined kindergarten and after-school care (Hort) facility in Biederitz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, operated by Einheitsgemeinde Biederitz. It serves families with 240 places for children age 3 through 7th grade.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Childcare Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDACACAD

Full-Day Nursery Programs

Education/Early Childhood Education/Nursery Schools & Playgroups

SECONDARYEDACAAAL

School-Age Wraparound Childcare Centers (Holiday/Break Care)

Education/Early Childhood Education/Daycare & Childcare Centers

SECONDARYEDACAHAK

Holiday, Inset-Day & Break Coverage Programs (Early Years)

Education/Early Childhood Education/Before & After School Care (Early Years)

Keywords

• Childcare services
• Kindergarten education
• After-school care
• Early childhood education
• Daycare facility

Headquarters

HQ city

Biederitz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Municipal Parent Fees: Public childcare services funded through municipal budget (Einheitsgemeinde Biederitz) and parent fees. Catering provided by external provider 'Conradmenue'.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Rappelkiste Kita Biederitz is a municipal childcare facility providing full-day kindergarten and Hort (after-school care) for children from age 3 through entry into 7th grade, with a total capacity of 240 places (200 Hort and 40 Kindergarten). Services include educational programming, hot meals supplied by external caterer Conradmenue, extracurricular Arbeitsgemeinschaften (drawing, handball, chess, dancing, music), homework support, and holiday care, operating Monday through Friday from 6:00 to 17:00.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kita Rappelkiste Biederitz (combined Kindergarten and Hort) Combined kindergarten and Hort (after-school care) facility for children from age 3 through 4th grade, with a total capacity of 240 places (200 Hort, 40 Kindergarten), operating Monday to Friday 6:00-17:00 and including meals, homework support, and pedagogical programming.
• Arbeitsgemeinschaften (AGs) / Extracurricular Activities After-school extracurricular activities offered to enrolled children, including drawing, handball, chess, dancing, and music lessons delivered in partnership with Dance Complex Magdeburg, Musikschule Fröhlich, and SV Eiche 05 Biederitz e.V.
• Ferienbetreuung / Holiday Care Holiday care services provided during school vacation periods including autumn, Christmas, winter, Easter, Pentecost, and summer holidays, with food catering supplied by Conradmenue.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Dance Complex MagdeburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal dance program provider offering dance lessons for children on Thursdays at ABC-Club. Contact: [email protected], Tel: 0391 400 47 343
• Musikschule FröhlichminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal music school offering various music group lessons on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Contact: Frau Zielke, Tel: 03921 988698
• SV Eiche 05 Biederitz e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal handball sports club offering various youth age group training multiple times per week. Contact: [email protected], Tel: 0162 2344519
• ConradmenuecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal meal provider supplying hot meals to the facility. Parents must order meals directly during vacation periods. Contact: Tel: 034721/30 85 00, www.conradmenue.de
• Grundschule BiederitzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Kita is directly adjacent to the elementary school. The facility shares gymnasium facilities (Ehlehalle for sports, Mehrzweckhalle for meals and celebrations) with the school. There is important cooperation to ease kindergarten children's transition to school.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Kita operations: Catholic welfare association operating a national network of combined KG/Hort facilities with the same regulatory framework, parent-fee structure, and pedagogical breadth as municipal Kitas like Rappelkiste.
• Fröbel Group: One of Germany's largest nonprofit operators of Kindergartens and Hort facilities, directly comparable to Rappelkiste Kita in service mix (KG + after-school care) and target families, but operating at national scale across many municipalities.
• AWO (Arbeiterwohlfahrt) Kita operations: Large German welfare association operating hundreds of Kindertagesstätten and Hort facilities; comparable to Rappelkiste Kita in service model, regulated environment, and family-focused programming.
• DRK (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz) Kita operations: German Red Cross operates numerous Kindertagesstätten including Hort offerings; directly comparable to Rappelkiste Kita in target customers, capacity range, and community-embedded service model.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe (Kita operations): Major German welfare organization running numerous Kita and Hort facilities nationwide with comparable combined kindergarten/after-school offerings and similar pedagogical positioning to Rappelkiste Kita.

Regional players

• Stiftung Integrative Kita Konzepte: Foundation operating Kindergartens and after-school care with strong pedagogical focus; comparable in mission and program mix to Rappelkiste Kita, though concentrated in different German regions.

Direct peers

• KitaConcept: Independent German Kita operator providing full-day childcare and after-school care with structured pedagogical programs, comparable to Rappelkiste Kita's service scope and family-targeted positioning.
• Pädiko: Private German operator running multiple Kindergartens with full-day, after-school, and extracurricular programming — a closer commercial analogue to Rappelkiste Kita's integrated offering, though at multi-site scale.
• Kiddies Family & Education: German private Kita chain operating bilingual/full-day Kindergartens and after-school care; comparable to Rappelkiste Kita in capacity-per-site range and extended-hours offering.
• Bürgerstiftung Biederitz / other Einheitsgemeinde Biederitz Kitas: The other four municipal Kitas operated by Einheitsgemeinde Biederitz — the parent operator of Rappelkiste Kita — share the exact same governance, fee structure, and regulatory environment, making them the closest direct comparables in the same catchment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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