SPRING Jeugdhulp

What SPRING Jeugdhulp does

SPRING Jeugdhulp is a Dutch foundation (stichting) that provides specialist ambulatory youth care under the Dutch Youth Act (Jeugdwet). Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, the organisation operates within the Netwerk Maatschappelijke Ontwikkeling (NMO) holding alongside sister entities MEE West-Brabant and SPRING Jeugdprofessionals, with approximately 40 employees delivering services in the province of Zeeland and the West-Brabant Oost region. Its service recipients are children and young people aged 0–23, parents and caregivers, and professional referrers (municipalities, schools, GPs, youth doctors). The core portfolio comprises Ambulant Hulpverlening (ambulatory assistance), Complex Safety Case Management (Complexe Veiligheidscasuïstiek), Casusregie (case management), Inzet in Lokale Toegang (local access support), Complexe Scheidingen (complex divorce support), and the preventive 'Hechting, een goede start!' attachment intervention for parents and infants up to 12 months.

The operating model is built on a family-centred, home-based clinical framework. Youth professionals apply the proprietary Gezin Centraal (Family Centred) phased methodology (start, change, tapering-off) with CAB homework assignments, alongside the Signs of Safety (Signalen van Welzijn en Veiligheid) safety-assessment framework, solution-oriented and system-oriented techniques, and video interaction observation in the attachment programme. The SPRING Leerhuis internal training institute provides personalised learning plans, intervision, e-learning 24/7, and training for both internal staff and external youth care professionals. The organisation is ISO 9001 certified and CRKBO registered, and participates in collaborative networks including S.L.I.M. Zeeland.

Revenue is generated entirely through municipal contracts under the Jeugdwet, with each client access requiring a municipal 'beschikking' (official decision). There is no consumer-facing pricing; costs are reimbursed through multi-year public-sector contracts and governed by the CAO Jeugdzorg collective labour agreement. Go-to-market is sales-led, directed at municipalities and referral partners, supplemented by community presence through school-based youth prevention workers (e.g. Ostrea Lyceum, September 2023 to summer 2025) and a Client Council (Cliëntenraad) that participates in organisational governance.

Name

SPRING Jeugdhulp

Legal name

SPRING

Website

https://springjeugdhulp.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SPRING Jeugdhulp is a Dutch foundation providing specialist ambulatory youth care under the Jeugdwet, serving children aged 0–23, parents, and municipal referrers in Zeeland and West-Brabant Oost through approximately 40 professionals using family-centred methodologies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ambulatory Youth Care Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Coaching, Parent-Mediated & Home Visiting EI Services (EDACAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Needs Early Intervention & Preschool Programs (EDAKAAAE), Inclusive Early Intervention & Transition-to-Preschool Services (EDACAFAM), Transition & School-Readiness Support for Special Needs Children (HSAAAIAO)

Keywords

• Ambulatory youth care
• Specialist family support
• Complex safety casework
• Complex divorce guidance
• Preventive attachment intervention

Headquarters

HQ city

Breda

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Municipal Contracts under Jeugdwet: SPRING Jeugdhulp is a contracted youth care provider (gecontracteerd jeugdhulpaanbieder). Services are reimbursed under the Dutch Youth Act (Jeugdwet) via municipal contracts. A municipal decision (beschikking) is required for clients to access funded care.
2. Preventive Interventions (free for clients): Programmes such as 'Hechting, een goede start!' are described as free for participants. Costs are covered through municipal/public funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SPRING Jeugdhulp provides specialist ambulatory youth care services to families with children and young people aged 0–23 in Zeeland and West-Brabant Oost, Netherlands, under publicly funded municipal contracts. Core offerings include outpatient family assistance (Ambulante Hulpverlening), complex safety casework, complex divorce support, case management, local access support, and the preventive attachment intervention 'Hechting, een goede start!', delivered primarily in the family's home environment. Services are funded through the Dutch Jeugdwet (Youth Act) via municipal contracts.

Product overview

SPRING Jeugdhulp is a specialized ambulatory youth care provider operating in Zeeland and West-Brabant Oost regions of the Netherlands. The organization offers a coordinated portfolio of services centered around ambulatory assistance (Ambulante Hulpverlening) as the core offering, complemented by specialized case management (Casusregie), complex safety case handling (Complexe Veiligheidscasuïstiek), local access support (Inzet in Lokale Toegang), complex divorce support (Complexe Scheidingen), and the preventive 'Hechting, een goede start!' attachment intervention. Services are delivered by youth professionals through home visits and family-based approaches, supported by the SPRING Leerhuis training center for professional development. The organization operates under the parent entity Netwerk Maatschappelijke Ontwikkeling (NMO).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ambulante Hulpverlening (Ambulatory Assistance) Specialized ambulatory assistance targeting families with children of all ages experiencing parenting challenges and safe upbringing concerns. Delivers customized support based on solution-focused and system-oriented approaches, delivered in the family home environment.
• Complexe Veiligheidscasuïstiek (Complex Safety Cases) Specialized service for complex safety cases requiring an integral approach aimed at improving family regie and self-reliance in families with multiple, complex, and/or chronic problems.
• Casusregie (Case Management) Case management service where the case manager provides families with insight into how the family system works, explains why care is needed, and clarifies what the family can expect from care.
• Inzet in Lokale Toegang (Local Access Support) Temporary support for municipal local access structures, including supporting consultants, conducting extensive needs assessments, ambulatory guidance, case management, and chairing network consultations.
• Complexe Scheidingen (Complex Divorce Support) Family system support during divorces, ensuring children remain outside parental conflicts and parents can positively fulfill their parenting role while cooperating effectively.
• Hechting, een goede start! (Attachment, a Good Start!) Preventive intervention for parents and their babies up to 12 months, focused on improving interaction between parent and child to prevent psychosocial problems later in life, using video interaction observation methodology.
• SPRING Leerhuis (Spring Learning Centre) Training center for professionals in youth care offering personalized learning programs with skill training, knowledge transfer, intervision, and e-learning opportunities, available to both internal staff and external youth care professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Children can remain safely at home or return home through support
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Ostrea LyceumminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023From September 2023 to summer 2025, SPRING Jeugdhulp stationed youth prevention workers Amber and Renée at the Ostrea Lyceum in Goes — a secondary school for vmbo, mavo, havo, and vwo students. The school provided office space and referral access, while SPRING provided youth support services within the school setting.
• S.L.I.M. ZeelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerS.L.I.M. (Samen, Laagdrempelig, Innovatief, Maatwerk) is a collaborative network of five youth care providers in Zeeland. Partners coordinate to deliver integrated, custom-tailored care packages across organisational boundaries. Partners include CKZ, Jaxie!, Praktijk Schoone, Olyk-Kindertherapie, Zorgmuiters, Yes We Can Clinics, and SPRING Jeugdhulp. The network aims to provide fast and effective care by bundling expertise.
• Netwerk Maatschappelijke Ontwikkeling (NMO)coreOthersSPRING Jeugdhulp is part of the NMO holding, which also includes MEE West-Brabant and SPRING Jeugdprofessionals. NMO publishes consolidated annual reports covering all three entities. NMO provides the organisational umbrella for strategic coordination.
• MEE West-BrabantminorOthersMEE West-Brabant is a sister organisation under the NMO holding, alongside SPRING Jeugdprofessionals and SPRING Jeugdhulp. Mentioned in the 2021 annual report as part of the consolidated group reporting.
• SPRING JeugdprofessionalscoreOthersSPRING Jeugdprofessionals is a sister organisation under the NMO holding. It provides youth professional services in nine municipalities in West-Brabant West (Bergen op Zoom, Etten-Leur, Zundert, Halderberge, Moerdijk, Roosendaal, Rucphen, Steenbergen, Woensdrecht), operating within the local access structure.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Intermetzo: Dutch youth care organisation offering ambulatory and residential services to children with complex needs. Comparable in complex safety and behavioural specialisation, though with a larger residential footprint.
• Juzt: Dutch youth care provider operating in the Zeeland region, offering ambulatory jeugdhulp, complex safety casework, and family support. Most directly comparable peer because of overlapping regional footprint and similar service mix (ambulatory youth care, local access support).
• Pactum Jeugd- en Opvoedhulp: Specialist ambulatory youth care provider in Gelderland/Overijssel with similar methodologies and referral-based access via municipalities. Comparable in service portfolio (Ambulante hulpverlening, casusregie, complex safety) but operating in a different region.
• Jeugdformaat: Mid-sized Dutch ambulatory youth care provider serving Haaglanden region with a comparable mix of family support, complex casework and local-access support. Closely comparable in scale, methodology mix and contract model.
• Lindenhout: Youth care provider in Gelderland with ambulatory and residential offerings, family support and specialist trajectories. Comparable methodology focus on family system work and ambulatory delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Pluryn: Large Dutch provider of youth care, disability services and education across multiple regions. Wider portfolio than SPRING but overlapping in ambulatory jeugdhulp, complex casework and family-centred methodology.
• Youz (Parnassia Groep): Specialist youth mental health division of Parnassia Groep offering outpatient mental health services to children and adolescents across the Netherlands. Comparable in serving youth with behavioural/emotional needs but anchored in clinical mental health delivery.
• De Jeugd- & Gezinsbeschermers: Major Dutch youth protection and family supervision organisation. Overlaps with SPRING in complex safety casework and family-system interventions but operates at a national scale and under a mandated protective mandate.

Others

• Nederlands Jeugdinstituut (NJi): Dutch national knowledge institute for youth care providing research, training and methodology dissemination. Comparable as a training and thought-leadership counterparty via the Leerhuis positioning, and acts as a sector shaper for methodologies like Signs of Safety.

Emerging players

• Eigen Kracht Centrale: Dutch organisation promoting Eigen Kracht-conferenties (Family Group Conferencing) — strongly aligned with SPRING's family-strengths ('eigen kracht') and social-network-activation approach. Adjacent niche player sharing the same theoretical orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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