Stichting ROOS

What Stichting ROOS does

Stichting Varietas is a Dutch educational foundation (stichting) that operates a network of 25 primary schools across the Salland and Twente regions of the Netherlands. The schools span five denominational orientations — public, interconfessional, neutral, Catholic, and Protestant-Christian — each retaining its own identity and value-driven approach while drawing on shared expertise teams covering behavior, giftedness, and other specialist areas. The foundation's stated mission is to provide every child with the best possible foundation for the future, with emphasis on broad development beyond core literacy and numeracy.

The business model is government-funded primary education under the Dutch public-education subsidy framework, complemented by Stichting Kinderopvang Varietas, a wholly owned subsidiary that provides before-school care, after-school care (BSO), and toddler care for children aged 2–12. An internal Varietas Academie delivers professional development for staff and, selectively, for external education professionals, functioning as both an HR asset and a potential adjacent service line. The organization is governed by a Raad van Bestuur (Board of Directors) and a Raad van Toezicht (Supervisory Board) and is currently exploring an administrative merger with De Mare and Stichting openbaar basisonderwijs Salland, targeted for January 1, 2027.

Customers are families with primary-school-age children in Salland and Twente; there are no enterprise or B2B contracts and revenue derives from per-pupil government funding and childcare fees. The foundation was founded around 2020 and marked its five-year anniversary in April 2025 with a VarieFEST event. No proprietary technology platforms, AI systems, or digital products are referenced in the available data, and the organization's competitive position rests on regional scale, denominational diversity, and integrated childcare rather than on technology differentiation.

Name

Stichting ROOS

Legal name

Stichting Varietas

Website

https://stichtingroos.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stichting Varietas is a Dutch educational foundation operating 25 primary schools across the Salland and Twente regions, spanning public, interconfessional, neutral, Catholic, and Protestant-Christian identities, and integrating before- and after-school childcare via its subsidiary. It serves families with primary-school-age children and is funded primarily through Dutch government education subsidies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter School Networks (Multi-Site) (EDAJACAC)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Elementary school network
• Childcare services
• Professional development
• Education foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Deventer

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stichting ROOS operates as a Dutch educational foundation that runs a network of 25 primary schools in the Salland and Twente regions of the Netherlands. Each school retains its own identity across public, interconfessional, neutral, Catholic, and Protestant-Christian denominations. The foundation also extends into adjacent early-childhood and educator-development services through affiliated entities.

Product overview

Stichting Varietas is an educational foundation operating 25 primary schools across Salland and Twente in the Netherlands, offering various denominational backgrounds (public, Catholic, Protestant-Christian, interconfessional, and neutral). The organization provides primary education services complemented by Stichting Kinderopvang Varietas for childcare (before/after-school care and toddler care) and the Varietas Academie for internal professional development and training. The portfolio consists of a core educational service (schools) supported by complementary childcare services and a training academy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Varietas Academie: Internal academy providing professional development and training programs for staff, with some offerings open to external education colleagues.

Products and services

• Primary education network (25 schools)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• De Mare, Stichting openbaar basisonderwijs SallandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2026Stichting Varietas is exploring a potential administrative merger with De Mare and Stichting openbaar basisonderwijs Salland, with the goal of creating a stronger organization for future-proof education in Salland and Twente. The aim is to improve education for every child, create a stronger organization, increase professionalism, better respond to changes, and improve position in the regional education landscape. Target fusion date is January 1, 2027.
• DriessenminorOthersDriessen coordinates the scheduling and deployment of staff in the replacement pool (invalpool) for Stichting Varietas. The company manages the logistics of invalkrachten (substitute teachers) across the organization's schools.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stichting Carmelcollege: Large multi-site Dutch education foundation operating primary and secondary schools across multiple regions; comparable in non-profit, multi-site K-12 operating model though substantially larger and more geographically diversified.
• Optimus Onderwijs: Dutch primary education foundation with a multi-region portfolio of primary schools; comparable as a stichting operating primary schools under government subsidy, larger in scale than Varietas.
• Stichting BOOR: Major Rotterdam-area primary education foundation managing a large portfolio of public primary schools; comparable as a multi-site Dutch PO foundation but with a metropolitan rather than regional footprint.

Direct peers

• Stichting Movare: Primary education foundation serving a defined Dutch region with a network of primary schools; directly comparable as a multi-site, non-profit primary school operator.
• Stichting De Mare: Dutch primary education foundation that operates schools in the Salland region and is Varietas's announced merger partner; directly comparable in size, mission, and geography.
• Stichting Penta: Regional Dutch primary education foundation with a comparable portfolio of public primary schools; similar in scale, governance model, and Dutch-subsidy economics.
• Stichting Openbaar Basisonderwijs Salland: Public primary education foundation in the Salland region that is Varietas's announced merger partner; comparable as a same-geography, same-segment competitor.
• Tabijn Onderwijs: Dutch primary education foundation operating multiple primary schools across a defined region; structurally analogous to Varietas as a regional multi-site stichting.

Emerging players

• Nord Anglia Education: Global premium K-12 school network operating dozens of schools across multiple countries; comparable in multi-site K-12 operating model but premium/for-profit and international in scope.
• Cognita: International multi-site K-12 school operator; comparable as a network school operator managing many sites under a unified organization, though for-profit and operating internationally rather than regionally focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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