kindcentrum sterrebos

What kindcentrum sterrebos does

Kindcentrum Sterrebos is an integrated children's center (kindcentrum) located at Verdistraat 79, 5343 VC Oss, Netherlands, combining Dutch primary education (basisschool) for groups 1-8 with on-site childcare and supplementary care services. The school serves families with children aged 4-12 in the Oss catchment and delivers core values of Calm, Trust, Curiosity, and Pleasure ("Ieder kind een ster"). It operates under Stichting SAAM (SAAM*), a Dutch educational foundation that runs 25 schools across the municipalities of Bernheze, Boekel, Maashorst, Meierijstad, and Oss, serving approximately 6,500 children with around 750 staff system-wide.

The core product is publicly funded primary education, delivered through DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs) per-pupil funding routed via the ROD samenwerkingsverband based on enrollment data. The integrated offering is augmented by AVEM-kinderopvang for peuterwerk (preschool), voorschoolse opvang (07:30-08:30), and buitenschoolse opvang (Mon/Tue/Thu); Groepspraktijk Logopedie for on-site speech therapy; and Koozie Dagbesteding, an intergenerational day-services partnership established in February 2023 for adults with intellectual disabilities. The school's technology footprint is the Social Schools platform for parent communication, alongside standard student-information, HR, and learning systems used across the SAAM* network.

The go-to-market is community-led: prospective parents are invited to on-site tours and open days before direct enrollment, with no tuition fees for the core primary-education service. The school holds the BVL Certificaat (Brabants VerkeersveiligheidsLabel) and SEEF de Zebra label (2025) for traffic safety education. Leadership consists of Directeur Inge van Mook-Klein Douwel and Intern Begeleiders Nadja Sikkers (lower grades) and Maaike Wijntjes (upper grades); broader governance sits with the SAAM* Raad van Toezicht and a school-level Medezeggenschapsraad. The institution is a private non-profit foundation entity domiciled in the Netherlands.

Name

kindcentrum sterrebos

Legal name

Stichting SAAM (SAAM*)

Website

https://sterrebos-oss.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kindcentrum Sterrebos is a publicly funded Dutch primary school and integrated children's center in Oss, Netherlands, serving children aged 4-12 with on-site childcare, speech therapy, and intergenerational day-services partnerships under the SAAM* educational foundation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Child Care Services (62441), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Inclusive / Special-Needs Childcare Centers (EDACAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric Rehabilitation & Developmental Therapy Centers (PT/OT/SLP) (HLAFAJAL), School-Age Wraparound Childcare Centers (Holiday/Break Care) (EDACAAAL)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Integrated childcare
• After-school care
• Preschool programs
• Speech therapy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oss

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Government-funded primary education funded through DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs) based on student enrollment data shared with ROD (samenwerkingsverband). Revenue comes from public educational funding per student enrolled.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kindcentrum Sterrebos is an integrated children's center (kindcentrum) in Oss, Netherlands, combining Dutch elementary education (basisschool) for groups 1-8 (ages 4-12) with childcare services. The center delivers primary education alongside AVEM peuterwerk (preschool), voorschoolse opvang (before-school care), buitenschoolse opvang (after-school care), speech therapy (logopedie), and Koozie daytime activities for adults with disabilities, all within a single facility.

Product overview

Kindcentrum Sterrebos operates as an integrated children's center offering a unified portfolio combining elementary education (basisschool for groups 1-8) with multiple childcare and care services. The core offering includes the primary school itself, supplemented by AVEM Peuterwerk (preschool), AVEM Buitenschoolse Opvang (after-school care), Voorschoolse Opvang (preschool care), Logopedie (speech therapy), and Koozie Dagbesteding (adult day care). The integration of these services enables seamless educational and care pathways for children aged 2-12 within a single facility, with services designed to complement each other and support both children and families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AVEM: Peuterwerk (preschool) and buitenschoolse opvang (BSO/after-school care) services for children aged 2-13 years, part of Kindcentrum Sterrebos
• Logopedie
• Koozie

Products and services

• Kindcentrum Sterrebos Primary Education

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AVEM-kinderopvangcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2023AVEM provides childcare services including peuterwerk (preschool) and buitenschoolse opvang (after-school care). They have dedicated spaces within the Kindcentrum Sterrebos building, offering voorschoolse opvang (before-school care from 07:30-08:30), naschoolse opvang (after-school care on Mon/Tue/Thu), and collaborate with a nearby BSO on Wed/Fri.
• Koozie DagbestedingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2023Koozie provides daytime care for people with intellectual disabilities and/or distance from the labor market. Since February 2023, Koozie operates within the Kindcentrum Sterrebos building. Participants support school activities including fruit preparation, kitchen maintenance, serving coffee/tea, decorating for themes, shredding documents, supervising, teaching computer lessons, and making soup for staff. This intergenerational partnership benefits both children and participants in their development.
• Groepspraktijk LogopedieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpeech therapy practice with therapists present in the school. Children who need logopedie (speech therapy) can access services during school hours. Parents can register directly by phone or email with logopedist Martine van Otterloo. Services are voluntary and parents retain choice of provider.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Stichting BOOR: Large Rotterdam-based educational foundation operating numerous primary and secondary schools. Comparable as a Dutch foundation of similar scale and governance model running integrated education portfolios.
• Partou: Major Dutch national childcare organization offering daycare, BSO and peuterwerk across the country. Comparable as a scaled alternative to AVEM and as the kind of provider competing for integrated kindcentrum childcare slots.
• Stichting SAAM: Parent foundation operating 25 primary schools with ~6,500 children and ~750 staff across North Brabant. Directly comparable as the umbrella organization within which Kindcentrum Sterrebos operates; sister schools run similar kindcentrum / integrated-care models.
• Kentalis: Dutch specialist organization for children with hearing, language and developmental needs, including special primary education. Comparable as a broader institutional reference point for the inclusive / special-needs positioning Sterrebos pursues through its samenwerkingsverband partnership.

Direct peers

• Kindcentrum De Klimop: Typical Dutch kindcentrum combining basisonderwijs with VVE preschool and BSO under one roof. Comparable as a directly analogous integrated primary-education-plus-childcare facility operating under similar Dutch municipal funding.
• Koozie Dagbesteding: Provider of daytime activities for people with intellectual disabilities / distance to labor market, colocated at Kindcentrum Sterrebos since Feb 2023. Comparable as the adult day-care / intergenerational component of the integrated kindcentrum model.
• AVEM Kinderopvang: Childcare provider delivering peuterwerk, voorschoolse opvang and BSO inside Kindcentrum Sterrebos. Comparable as the on-site integrated childcare partner model that defines Dutch kindcentrum operations.
• Groepspraktijk Logopedie (Oss): Speech-therapy practice colocated at Kindcentrum Sterrebos, providing logopedie during school hours. Comparable as an on-site allied-health service provider integrated into a primary school setting.

Regional players

• Kindcentrum De Waai: Other kindcentrum within the SAAM* foundation footprint. Comparable as a sister integrated site competing for the same regional catchment in North Brabant.

Others

• Samenwerkingsverband Primair Onderwijs Oss e.o. Regional collaboration of primary schools governing passend onderwijs referrals and additional support arrangements. Comparable as the upstream funding and referral ecosystem within which Sterrebos's inclusive-services model is financed.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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