Stichting voor Christelijk Onderwijs in Papendrecht en Sliedrecht

What Stichting voor Christelijk Onderwijs in Papendrecht en Sliedrecht does

SCOPS (Stichting voor Christelijk Onderwijs in Papendrecht en Sliedrecht) is a Dutch non-profit foundation that operates seven Christian primary schools across ten physical locations in the municipalities of Papendrecht and Sliedrecht, in the Zuid-Holland province. The foundation serves approximately 2,400-2,500 students aged 4-12 with a staff of roughly 280 persons (170 FTE), providing Bible-based elementary education grounded in Reformed Protestant and evangelical Christian traditions. Its organizational purpose is the establishment and continuation of Christian primary education, with operational philosophy codified in its statutes as rooted in the Bible as God's Word. SCOPS completed a legal transition from association (Vereniging VCOPS) to foundation (Stichting SCOPS) effective 1 January 2021, and operates under a governance structure comprising a College van Bestuur (Executive Board) led by J. (Jannes) Berghout, and a five-member Raad van Toezicht (Supervisory Board). SCOPS holds ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling) charitable status under Dutch tax law.

The organization delivers integrated education-and-childcare services through partnerships with Kinderopvang Wasko (at Papendrecht locations) and Kinderopvang Partou (at Sliedrecht locations), creating kindcentra that combine primary schooling with before/after-school care and early childhood services. SCOPS also maintains a teacher-training pipeline via a partnership with Christelijke Hogeschool Ede for zij-instroom candidates. There is no proprietary technology stack disclosed; operations are supported by a basic website (scops.nl) and an internal document portal (files.scops.nl) using Mach3 Cloud authentication.

SCOPS's revenue is primarily Dutch government per-pupil subsidies for primary education, supplemented by an ANBI-registered donor subscription program accepting minimum annual donations of €10 (€25 standard tier). The foundation has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no private equity or venture capital involvement. Marketing and stakeholder communications occur through the website, annual reports published 2019-2025, and active recruitment postings for both teaching and governance roles. Geographic scope is strictly regional within the Alblasserwaard area of Zuid-Holland.

Name

Stichting voor Christelijk Onderwijs in Papendrecht en Sliedrecht

Legal name

Stichting voor Christelijk Onderwijs in Papendrecht en Sliedrecht

Website

https://scops.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SCOPS is a Dutch non-profit foundation operating seven Christian primary schools across ten locations in Papendrecht and Sliedrecht, serving approximately 2,400-2,500 students with integrated education and childcare services grounded in Bible-based Reformed values.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJABAC

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Private & Independent K–12 Schools

SECONDARYEDACABAM

Preschool Programs within Private K–12 Schools

Education/Early Childhood Education/Preschools & Pre-K Programs

Keywords

• Primary education services
• Christian elementary schools
• Integrated child centers
• Basic education foundation
• School management organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Sliedrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: Primary revenue from government funding for elementary education services provided to approximately 2,400-2,500 students across 7 schools.
2. Donations: Annual donations from donors supporting Christian basic education in Papendrecht and Sliedrecht. Minimum donation of €10 per year. Donors receive abbreviated annual report.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SCOPS is a Dutch non-profit foundation that operates seven Christian primary schools (kindcentra) across ten physical locations in Papendrecht and Sliedrecht, providing Bible-based elementary education to approximately 2,400-2,500 children aged 4-12. Each school integrates primary education with childcare services delivered in partnership with external providers (Wasko and Partou), serving families in the Alblasserwaard region of South Holland.

Product overview

SCOPS operates as a unified foundation managing seven Christian kindcentra (integrated child centers) across Papendrecht and Sliedrecht, comprising ten physical school locations. The organization provides Christian primary education services with integrated childcare at each location, delivered in partnership with external childcare providers (Wasko and Partou). The portfolio includes: CKC Prins Floris (two locations in Papendrecht), Kindcentrum Prins Constantijn (Papendrecht), Kindcentrum Oranje-Nassau (Papendrecht), IKC Beatrix (Papendrecht), CBS Prins Willem-Alexander (two locations in Sliedrecht), Anne de Vriesschool (two locations in Sliedrecht), and CBS Oranje-Nassau (Sliedrecht). The organization serves approximately 2,400-2,500 students with approximately 250 staff members (160 FTE).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Christelijk Kindcentrum Prins Floris (Moerbeihof locatie) Christian primary school and integrated childcare center located at Moerbeihof 5, Papendrecht, providing elementary education and care services to local families.
• Christelijk Kindcentrum Prins Floris (Zuidkil locatie) Christian primary school and childcare center at Zuidkil 53, Papendrecht, offering integrated education and care services to the local community.
• Kindcentrum Prins Constantijn Christian kindcentrum (integrated school and childcare) at Walmolen 2, Papendrecht, combining primary education with childcare services.
• Kindcentrum Oranje-Nassau (Papendrecht) Christian kindcentrum at Leeuwerikstraat 7, Papendrecht, offering integrated primary education and childcare.
• IKC Beatrix Integraal Kindcentrum (integrated child center) at Van der Palmstraat 8, Papendrecht, combining primary education with childcare under one organization.
• CBS Prins Willem-Alexander (Valkweg locatie) Christian primary school at Valkweg 2, Sliedrecht, providing education with integrated childcare services in partnership with Kinderopvang Partou.
• CBS Prins Willem-Alexander (Waalslaan locatie) Christian primary school at Prof. van der Waalslaan 2, Sliedrecht, serving the local community with integrated childcare via Kinderopvang Partou.
• Anne de Vriesschool (Deltalaan locatie) Christian primary school at Deltalaan 200, Sliedrecht, with integrated childcare services through Kinderopvang Partou.
• Anne de Vriesschool (Menuet locatie) Christian primary school at Menuet 70, Sliedrecht, operating as part of the Anne de Vriesschool organization.
• CBS Oranje-Nassau (Sliedrecht) Christian primary school at Merwestraat 16, Sliedrecht, providing education services to the local community.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kinderopvang PartoucoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExternal childcare provider operating at CBS Prins Willem-Alexander Valkweg, CBS Prins Willem-Alexander Waalslaan, and Anne de Vriesschool locations in Sliedrecht. SCOPS provides educational services while Partou delivers childcare.
• Kinderopvang WaskocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExternal childcare provider operating at Christelijk Kindcentrum Prins Floris (Moerbeihof and Zuidkil locations), Kindcentrum Prins Constantijn, and Kindcentrum Oranje-Nassau in Papendrecht. SCOPS provides educational services while Wasko delivers childcare.
• Christelijke Hogeschool EdeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeacher training partnership for becoming elementary school teachers. CHE offers a part-time bachelor program for career changers (zij-instroom) to become elementary school teachers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stichting Florion: Florion is a primary education foundation operating multiple schools in Friesland. Comparable to SCOPS in scale (several thousand students), stichting structure, and dependence on Dutch primary education funding.
• Stichting Katholieke Scholen Utrecht (KSU): KSU operates a network of faith-based (Catholic) primary schools in Utrecht under a foundation structure. Like SCOPS, KSU combines religious pedagogical identity with public-style government funding, and demonstrates how a faith-anchored foundation scales integrated primary education across a region.
• Penta Primair: Penta Primair is a primary education foundation operating in the Capelle aan den IJssel area of Zuid-Holland. It shares SCOPS's regional Zuid-Holland footprint, multi-site stichting structure, and reliance on government funding for elementary education delivery.
• Stichting BOOR: Stichting BOOR is a large Rotterdam-based primary education foundation managing dozens of public and special schools. Like SCOPS, BOOR is a multi-school stichting with central governance and similar revenue dependence on Dutch per-student government funding, making it a directly comparable peer in scale and structure.
• Stichting Tabijn: Tabijn is a primary education foundation in North Holland operating a network of schools under centralized governance. It mirrors SCOPS's operating model: a regional stichting managing multiple primary schools with shared services and per-student government funding as the primary revenue stream.
• Stichting Agora: Agora is a primary education foundation in the Roermond region operating a multi-school stichting with shared services. It shares SCOPS's structural characteristics—single regional stichting, several schools, centralized governance and HRM—although Agora is public rather than faith-based.
• Stichting PCPO Rijnmond: PCPO Rijnmond is a Protestant Christian primary education foundation in the Rijnmond region of Zuid-Holland. It is one of the closest direct peers to SCOPS given its explicit Christian identity, primary-only focus, and Zuid-Holland operating geography.
• Stichting Un1ek: Un1ek is a Dutch primary education foundation that operates multiple schools under a unified stichting structure. Comparable to SCOPS in its multi-site governance model, government funding reliance, and integrated educational services.

Others

• Driestar Onderwijsadvies: Driestar is a Dutch Christian education advisory and teacher-training organization supporting Reformed primary schools. It is an ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, but is relevant to SCOPS through shared faith-based pedagogical orientation and Dutch primary teacher training pipelines.

Emerging players

• Stichting CVO (Christelijk Voortgezet Onderwijs): CVO is a Christian secondary education foundation active in Zuid-Holland. While it serves the secondary rather than primary segment, it overlaps with SCOPS in faith-based identity, Zuid-Holland geography, and stichting governance, and could be a downstream feeder partner for SCOPS graduates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

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