Réseau d'Accueil des Toblerones

Name

Réseau d'Accueil des Toblerones

Legal name

Réseau d'Accueil des Toblerones

Website

https://reseautoblerones.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Childcare Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (6244)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDACAAAK

24-Hour / Extended-Hours Childcare Centers

Education/Early Childhood Education/Daycare & Childcare Centers

SECONDARYHSAAAJAH

School Closure & Weather/Emergency Daytime Coverage

Home & Personal Services/Childcare, Babysitting & Nanny Services/Sick Child & Emergency Backup Childcare

SECONDARYEDACAFAK

Service Coordination / Case Management (IDEA Part C)

Education/Early Childhood Education/Early Intervention & Developmental Services (0–5)

Keywords

• Intercommunal childcare network
• Early childhood education
• Family daycare services
• Out-of-school care
• Public childcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gland

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Parent childcare fees: Parents pay income-progressive childcare fees determined by a tariff policy that factors in household income, number of adults and children in the household, number of children placed with RAT, and parental work effort (employment rate). Single-parent households apply 90% of income to the tariff calculation. Fees are invoiced monthly (11 months for collective care, 12 months for AFJ). Revenue from parent fees is the primary source of operational income for affiliated childcare structures.
2. FAJE cantonal subsidy: The Fondation pour l'Accueil de Jour des Enfants (FAJE) provides the largest external subsidy, totaling CHF 7,351,875 in 2023 and CHF 7,351,875 in 2024 (CHF 6,964,544 redistributed to affiliated structures per auditor's report 2024). The base subsidy rate for collective care was raised to 30.25% from January 2025, plus a 2% incentivizing supplement for the 20% sibling discount, totaling 32.25%. AFJ receives a 10% base subsidy rate (12% for networks with 20% sibling discount, 13% for 30% sibling discount). Additional startup aid ('aide à la pierre') and launch aid ('aide au démarrage') are provided for new childcare places.
3. Municipal contributions: Each member commune covers the gap between parent fees and the full daily cost of each childcare place under its jurisdiction (Article 29 of RAT statutes). Communal participation is capped at CHF 12.50 per inhabitant per year for the 2021-2026 legislative period for administrative charges. For AFJ charges, communal contributions are proportional to hours consumed and parental financial capacity. The communal participation rate was approximately 29.23% in 2023 and projected at ~33% in 2025. Communes bear any net deficit not covered by parent contributions or reserves.
4. Network administration fees: RAT charges affiliated childcare structures CHF 0.15 per childcare hour for services including KIBE/ABACUS IT maintenance and hosting, parental income verification (~1,000 hours/year), administrative support to childcare structure administrations, and overall network management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Réseau d'Accueil des Toblerones coordinates and delivers publicly mandated childcare services across 17 municipalities in the Nyon region of Vaud canton, Switzerland. The network operates through 28 affiliated collective childcare structures (14 nursery-garderies for children aged 2 months to school entry, and 14 UAPE out-of-school units for primary school children), a directly managed AFJ family childcare service with ~89 home-based providers, partner kindergartens, and holiday camps. It provides centralized registration, billing, and administration through the KIBE parent portal, funded by income-progressive parent fees, FAJE cantonal subsidies, and municipal contributions.

Product overview

Réseau d'Accueil des Toblerones (RAT) operates as an intercommunal childcare network coordinating child daycare services across 17 communes in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The network offers a multi-format childcare portfolio comprising: (1) Accueil Familial de Jour (AFJ) - family-based childcare at authorized provider homes for children 0-12 years, managed directly by RAT with approximately 89-101 AMF providers; (2) Nursery-Garderie (Préscolaire) - collective preschool facilities for children from 2 months to school entry; (3) UAPE - school-age childcare units for children 6-12 years; (4) Jardins d'enfants TOR - kindergarten with restricted hours; and (5) Centres aérés - vacation daycare. The RAT also provides digital services including the KIBE parent portal and kibe.mobile app. Financial support comes from FAJE, parent fees, and member communes, with services governed by the LAJE legislation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accueil Familial de Jour (AFJ) Family-based home childcare service where children aged 0-12 are cared for at the homes of authorized Accueillantes en Milieu Familial (AMF). RAT trains, manages, and employs approximately 89 AMF providers across 17 communes. Represents one-third of total RAT childcare activity and is the largest AFJ operation in the Canton of Vaud.
• Nursery-Garderie (Préscolaire) Collective preschool childcare facilities accepting children from end of maternity leave (~2 months) to school entry age (approximately 4-6 years), operating weekdays from 7h00 to 18h30. 14 affiliated nursery-garderies operate under the RAT network.
• UAPE (Unité d'Accueil pour Écoliers) School-age childcare units (parascolaire) providing before-school, lunch, and after-school care for children from 1st primary grade (1P) through end of primary school (~6-12 years). 14 UAPE units operate across the network, typically from 7h00 to 18h30.
• Jardins d'enfants - TOR Partner kindergartens (Temps d'Ouverture Restreint) operating with restricted hours (typically mornings only) for children from 2 years to school entry. Operated under partnership agreements in Bassins, Genolier, Gland, Le Vaud, Prangins, and Saint-George.
• Centres aérés - UAPE Vacation holiday daycare centers offering childcare during school holidays (summer, autumn, February, spring breaks) for children enrolled in the network's parascolary services. Operated from existing UAPE units, with summer registrations opening ~6 weeks in advance.
• KIBE Parent Portal Web-based self-service portal allowing parents to manage household composition, submit waitlist applications, download documents (contracts, invoices, income declarations), and handle electronic billing. Processes ~82,000 connections per year (~220/day).

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,579,548 childcare hours billed in 2024 (+5% year-on-year), demonstrating sustained and growing demand.
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Commune of BassinsminorOthers · 1 August 2024Bassins formally joined the RAT network on 1 August 2024, following approval by the Bassins Municipal Council and RAT's Intercommunal Council. This adhesion brings Bassins' families and childcare structures under RAT's unified tariff policy, KIBE portal, and admission system, providing local families with expanded access to the full RAT network and standardized childcare services.
• CSE IT SolutionscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2023CSE IT Solutions is developing the KIBE Document Management System (GED) for RAT, implementing automated parental income verification with work-effort weighting (2024), and developing the KIBE childcare place allocation system with standardized scoring to prevent favoritism in waitlist management. CSE IT Solutions also supports ongoing KIBE and ABACUS IT maintenance, hosting, and development. Approximately CHF 100,000+ in IT development investment was allocated in 2024 for data protection, server security, and MCH2 (new municipal accounting standard) migration.
• Microgis SAminorOthers · 1 January 2023Microgis SA is a Lausanne-based data analytics and geographic information systems company commissioned by RAT to conduct a comprehensive study on childcare place needs within the RAT catchment area through 2030. The study projects a deficit of ~500 childcare places by 2030, broken down as ~200 preschool and ~300 parascolary places, based on demographic analysis and projected population growth.
• AISGE (Association Intercommunale pour la Sauvegarde de la Grive et de l'Environnement)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2023AISGE operates childcare structures (UAPE and nurseries) in Arzier-Le Muids, Givrins, St-Cergue, St-George, and Trélex that are affiliated to the RAT network. AISGE manages these structures under RAT's unified tariff and pedagogical framework, with its own administrative secretariat.
• La Ruche (CVE La Ruche)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2023CVE La Ruche operates multiple childcare structures in Gland — including UAPE L'Entre'Act, UAPE Uni'Vert, UAPE La Paix, Nursery Bee'Happy (Combaz, opened December 2022, 44 places), and Do Ré Mi'el in Vich (expanded 2023, doubling capacity) — affiliated to RAT. These are among the largest affiliated structures, collectively providing hundreds of childcare places.
• Le Colibri (Le Colibri network, Gland)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2023Le Colibri operates a multi-site network of childcare structures in Gland including: Le Colibri Vernay nursery (44 places across Poussins/Oursons/Koalas/Écureuils groups), Le Colibri Eikenøtt nursery, Le Colibri Borgeaud (88-place facility opened April 2023, one of the largest in the canton), and UAPE Eikenott. All are affiliated to RAT under the unified tariff and pedagogical framework.
• APEJ (Terre-Sainte)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018APEJ (Association pour l'Accueil de Jour des Enfants de Terre-Sainte) is a neighboring childcare network in the Terre-Sainte region. RAT has signed an inter-network collaboration agreement allowing families domiciled in one network to access childcare places in the other under specific circumstances: school outside home network, shared custody, mid-placement change of domicile, or pre-existing 'hors réseau' placements.
• AJEMA (Morges-Aubonne)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018AJEMA (Accueil de Jour de la Région de Morges-Aubonne) is a neighboring childcare network in the Morges-Aubonne region. RAT has signed an inter-network collaboration agreement with AJEMA for cross-network childcare access under specified circumstances including school location, custody arrangements, and domicile changes.
• ENJEU (Réseau de Rolle et environs)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018ENJEU is the childcare network for Rolle and surrounding areas. RAT has signed an inter-network collaboration agreement with ENJEU enabling cross-network childcare access under specified circumstances such as school outside home network, shared custody, or change of domicile during an ongoing placement.
• Réseau de NyonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018The childcare network of Nyon is a neighboring network with whom RAT has signed an inter-network collaboration agreement. The agreement enables families from either network to access childcare places in the other network under specific circumstances including school location outside the home network, custody arrangements, or mid-placement change of domicile.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• La Maison Bleue: French operator of crèches focused on affordability and quality childcare, with a portfolio of company- and city-sponsored crèches. Comparable as a multi-format childcare provider serving working families across multiple sites, though operating under French regulatory and funding model.
• Crèches de France: French network of corporate and municipal crèches operating across France. Comparable as a multi-site collective childcare operator with municipal partnerships, though operating under a different regulatory regime than Switzerland's LAJE framework.

Broad incumbents

• Babilou Family: One of Europe's largest private childcare and early-education operators with crèches across France and other countries. Comparable as a large-scale multi-site childcare network serving working families, though operating as a for-profit commercial enterprise rather than public-mandate network.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Global leader in employer-sponsored childcare and early education with operations across the US, UK, and Europe. Comparable as the largest scaled multi-site childcare operator serving working families, though operating under a for-profit employer-sponsored model distinct from RAT's intercommunal public-mandate approach.
• Korian (Clariane) - Childcare Division: Major European care services group (Clariane/Korian) operating childcare and dependent-care facilities across multiple European markets. Comparable as a large incumbent in care services with multi-site childcare operations, though childcare is a smaller segment of its overall business.

Direct peers

• Réseau de Nyon: The Nyon childcare network is a neighboring FAJE-recognized intercommunal network. Comparable as a same-mandate, same-region public childcare network operating under the LAJE framework with an inter-network agreement with RAT for shared-custody and cross-network placements.
• ENJEU (Réseau de Rolle et environs): FAJE-recognized childcare network serving Rolle and surrounding municipalities in Vaud canton. Comparable as a same-model intercommunal network with an active inter-network agreement enabling cross-network family placements with RAT.
• AJEMA Morges-Aubonne: Accueil de Jour de la Région Morges-Aubonne is another FAJE-recognized intercommunal childcare network in Vaud canton operating under the LAJE mandate. Directly comparable due to identical legal structure, FAJE recognition, and signed inter-network collaboration agreement with RAT.
• ARJ (Association Réseau Jorat): FAJE-recognized intercommunal childcare network in the Jorat region of Vaud canton. Comparable as a same-model public-mandate network coordinating affiliated collective and family-based childcare structures under the LAJE framework.
• APEJ Terre-Sainte: Association pour l'Accueil de Jour des Enfants de Terre-Sainte is a neighboring FAJE-recognized intercommunal childcare network in Vaud canton. Comparable because it operates the same public-mandate model, coordinates affiliated structures, and has a signed inter-network agreement with RAT for cross-network family access.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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