Name

Stichting Sirius

Legal name

Stichting Zonova

Website

https://stichting-sirius.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education and Childcare Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter Special Education & Inclusive Programs (EDAJACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Homeless, Foster Care & Highly Mobile Youth Education Services (EDAJAEAG)

Keywords

• Primary education services
• Integrated childcare centers
• Multicultural education
• Teacher professional development
• Special basic education

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Educational Funding: Publicly funded primary education and childcare services. The organization receives government funding from the municipality of Amsterdam and national education authorities (DUO) for providing compulsory education. Additional subsidy streams fund extracurricular activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stichting Sirius (trading as Stichting Zonova) is a Dutch non-profit foundation that provides integrated childcare and primary education services to children in Amsterdam Zuidoost through its network of Integraal Kindcentra (IKC). The organization delivers regular primary education, Dalton, Waldorf, development-oriented, and special basic education streams, supplemented by specialized programs for transition, support, and teacher professional development. It is publicly funded by the municipality of Amsterdam and national education authorities.

Product overview

Stichting Zonova operates as a unified childcare and primary education organization under the Stichting Sirius framework, serving Amsterdam Zuidoost with over 5,500 children and 750+ educational professionals. The organization offers a portfolio of Integraal Kindcentra (IKC) - integrated childcare and education centers including IKC Brasa, IKC Nelson Mandela, and IKC Metropool (under construction). Beyond core education, the portfolio includes specialized programs: Startklas (pre-school transition for at-risk children), Zuidoost Plus (support for children on waiting lists), and Zij-instroomtraject (career changers to teaching). The Zonova Academie provides professional development through leergangen (learning tracks) and OPLIS teacher training. Education approaches include Dalton, development-oriented, special basic education, and Waldorf streams. The organization's strategic direction is guided by Koersplan 2030 'We have a dream' focusing on decolonization and multicultural education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IKC Nelson Mandela: Integrale Kindcentrum (IKC) formed from basisschool Onze Wereld, renamed in 2024
• IKC Brasa
• IKC Metropool
• Zonova Academie
• Zuidoost Plus
• Startklas
• Zonova Academie

Products and services

• Zonova opvang & onderwijs (Integrated Childcare and Primary Education) Combined childcare and primary education service serving children in Amsterdam Zuidoost aged 2-13 (expanding to 0+), formed from the merger of Zonova onderwijs and Swazoom Kinderopvang. Manages 5,500+ children with 750+ educational-pedagogical professionals across 15+ schools and childcare facilities.
• Startklas Pre-school transition program for four-year-olds (exceptionally five-year-olds) needing additional educational or developmental support. Maximum of 8 students per class combining education and care support to prepare children for regular primary education.
• Zuidoost Plus Support program for children unable to follow regular education due to waiting lists for youth care or special education. Consists of middle and upper building groups trained in trauma-sensitive approaches, focusing on reading, language, mathematics, and socio-emotional development.
• Opleiden in de school (OPLIS) Academic training school program offering OPLIS internships where student teachers spend two days per week at school as part of their studies, combining practical experience with academic research and professional development.
• Leerteams (Learning Teams) Internal research and development teams where teachers collaborate on educational research and design, in partnership with UvA, HvA, and the Kohnstamm Institute. Focus themes include early childhood, Science and Technology, and parent involvement.
• Zij-instroomtraject Career transition program for adults with HBO or WO degrees to become primary school teachers. Intensive two-year program combining Pabo education with practical teaching work, in collaboration with Pabo institutions such as HvA and Ipabo.
• Waldorfstroom Onze Wereld Waldorf education stream introduced at Basisschool Onze Wereld in school year 2024-2025, starting with a kindergarten group. Based on learning with hands, heart, and head, from one's own strength in connection with surroundings.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 5,500 children served across Amsterdam Zuidoost
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Swazoom KinderopvangcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Swazoom Kinderopvang merged with Zonova onderwijs to form 'Zonova opvang & onderwijs'. This bestuurlijke fusie (administrative merger) combined childcare and primary education services under one foundation, effective July 1, 2024.
• PPOZO (Projectenbureau Primair Onderwijs Zuidoost)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025After more than twenty years, PPOZO will end its activities in Amsterdam Zuidoost at the end of 2025. PPOZO has been the implementation organization of cooperating schools since 2001. It will continue as Projectenbureau Zonova opvang & onderwijs, integrating professional development and support services.
• UvA (Universiteit van Amsterdam)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024University of Amsterdam partners with Zonova through learning teams and the academic teacher training school. Students from the university PABO conduct research within Zonova learning teams, contributing to the organization's research agenda.
• HvA (Hogeschool van Amsterdam)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences partners with Zonova for OPLIS (Opleiden in de School) teacher training programs. The partnership enables practical training for student teachers while addressing the teacher shortage.
• Kohnstamm InstituutmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Research institute that collaborates with Zonova learning teams on educational research and development initiatives, contributing to evidence-based improvements in teaching practices.
• EcokidsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner for nature education services. Ecokids provides nature-based educational programs, as evidenced by a visit from Amsterdam Alderman Marjolein Moorman to observe nature education at openbare daltonschool Nellestein.
• Jantje BetonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Foundation that promotes outdoor play for children. Partnered with Zonova, Gemeente Amsterdam, and the Academie voor Lichamelijke Opvoeding for the National Outdoor Play Day (Nationale Buitenspeeldag) activities in Nellestein.
• IpabominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Teacher training college (Pabo) in Amsterdam that partners with Zonova for lateral entry (zij-instroom) teacher training programs, helping career changers become qualified teachers.
• 1Loket Zij-instroom AmsterdamminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Information and registration hub for lateral entry teachers who want to become primary school teachers in Amsterdam. Zonova participates in this program coordinated with the municipality, HvA, and other Amsterdam school boards.
• Gemeente AmsterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The municipality of Amsterdam provides funding, coordinates school allocation through Schoolwijzer, and partners on initiatives like outdoor play promotion and teacher training programs.
• Samenwerkingsverband Primair Onderwijs Amsterdam DiemencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Zonova collaborates with 46 school boards in the Amsterdam-Diemen region through this cooperation framework to ensure inclusive education for all children, including arrangements for special basic and special education placements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Humankind: Large Dutch integrated childcare and education provider offering kindcentra and basisonderwijs services across multiple regions. Comparable in delivering combined opvang + onderwijs under unified organizational delivery.
• Agora (Roermond): Dutch education stichting operating primary schools in Limburg with comparable governance and multi-site foundation structure. Useful benchmark for stichting-operated primary education portfolios.
• Stichting Bijzonder Onderwijs Amsterdam: Amsterdam-based primary education foundation historically linked to the Stichting Sirius predecessor entity. Closely comparable in Amsterdam geography and bijzonder onderwijs foundation mission.
• KIND & CO: Major Dutch integrated childcare + education operator running kindcentra combining kinderopvang and basisonderwijs. Directly comparable integrated IKC business model following the Swazoom-Zonova merger logic.
• Spaarnesant: Primary education foundation in Haarlem region operating multiple school types under a unified organizational structure. Highly comparable foundation-of-schools model with mixed pedagogical approaches including Dalton and developmental education.
• Stichting BOOR: Largest primary education foundation in the Netherlands, based in Rotterdam. Directly comparable as a multi-school stichting operating primary education with multiple pedagogical streams and integrated support services in a major urban area.
• Stichting Openbaar Onderwijs Amsterdam: Public primary education provider in Amsterdam operating across multiple districts. Closest geographic peer competing for Amsterdam school-age population via the same Schoolwijzer municipal allocation system.
• PCOU Willibrord: Stichting for primary and secondary education in the Utrecht region operating multiple schools under a foundation structure. Comparable Dutch stichting governance and multi-school operating model.
• Tomingroep: Primary education foundation in Twente region with multi-school foundation structure including Dalton streams and inclusive education programs. Comparable foundation operating model with diverse pedagogical offerings.
• Salvo (Amsterdam): Amsterdam-area primary education foundation combining multiple schools under one stichting structure. Directly comparable foundation model and metropolitan Amsterdam operating context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ZonovaAmsterdam
• Facebookfacebook.com/Zonova-101760508087830
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stichtingsirius1

Compliance1 record

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Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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