Vaikystės Sodas

Name

Vaikystės Sodas

Legal name

UAB "Vaikystės sodas"

Website

https://vaikystes-sodas.lt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441), Other Schools and Instruction (6116)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

General Preschools (Play-Based) (EDACABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Early Childhood Development (ECD) & Pre-Primary Education (BPADAKAB), Developmental Screening & Assessment (0–5) (EDACAFAA)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Private kindergarten services
• Contextual learning program
• Preschool education network
• Early literacy education

Headquarters

HQ city

Vilnius

HQ country

Lithuania

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Early Childhood Education Tuition: Recurring tuition fees for kindergarten services covering preschool (1-6 years) education programs. Fees are set per academic year with municipal compensation available for families.
2. Extended Day Group: Additional fee for extended care services from 16:30 to 18:30. Late pickup fees apply: €4 for arrival between 18:30-19:00, then €15 per additional half-hour.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Vaikystės Sodas runs Lithuania's largest private early childhood education network, delivering Dr. Austėja Landsbergienė's contextual education program for children aged 1–6 across 11 branches in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, and Panevėžys. The offering combines the proprietary contextual curriculum with integrated English/karate/speech therapy activities, a mobile app for daily parent communication, an extended day group, and a 10,000+ book library, with tuition billed per academic year and municipal compensation available.

Product overview

Vaikystės Sodas is Lithuania's largest innovative early childhood education kindergarten network operating across four cities (Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Panevėžys) with 11 branches. The organization is built around Dr. Austėja Landsbergienė's Authorial Contextual Education Program, a systematic approach where children learn through connections and relationships across multiple branches including M. K. Čiurlionio sodelis, Karaliaus Mindaugo sodelis, Gabrielės Petkevičaitės-Bitės sodelis, Leono Sapiegos sodelis, Lazdynų Pelėdos sodelis, Karalienės Mortos sodelis, Gedimino sodelis, Marijos Gimbutienės sodelis, Antano Juozapavičiaus sodelis, Kristijono Donelaičio sodelis, and Kazio Ūdros sodelis. The offering includes integrated supplementary activities (English, karate, speech therapy), a mobile app for parent communication, extended day programs, and extensive library resources. The organization partners with Karalienės Mortos Mokykla for continued education of older children.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dr. Austėjos Landsbergienės Kontekstinio Ugdymo Programa (Contextual Education Program) Proprietary contextual education program for children aged 1–6 used as the foundation curriculum at all 11 Vaikystės Sodas branches; designed to develop literacy, mathematical thinking, emotional intelligence, and character through interconnected themes.
• Ikimokyklinio ir Priešmokyklinio Ugdymo Paslaugos (Early Childhood and Pre-school Education Services) Full-day private kindergarten education services for children aged 1–6 across 11 Lithuanian branches, delivered under the proprietary Contextual Education Program and billed as annual tuition modules per academic year.
• Pailgintos Dienos Grupė (Extended Day Group) Optional after-hours care add-on for working parents, providing supervised time at the kindergarten between 16:30 and 18:30 (free) with paid late-pickup options thereafter.
• Mobilioji „Vaikystės sodas" Aplikacija (Vaikystės Sodas Mobile Application) Parent-facing mobile app bundled with the kindergarten service that delivers daily class observations, photos, and progress updates from teachers to parents.
• Integruotos Papildomos Veiklos (English, Karate, Speech Therapy) Integrated supplementary activities embedded in the daily kindergarten program, covering English language lessons, karate, and speech therapy (logopedas), without requiring parents to enroll separately.
• Tvarumo Ugdymo Programos (Sustainability Education Programs) Sustainability-focused learning programs and roles embedded in the kindergarten day, recognized under the LINEŠA "Tvari mokykla 2030" framework (Third Level at Karalienės Mortos sodelis, Second Level at A. Juozapavičiaus sodelis).

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% of 5-6 year olds can read
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Trilingual School of Warsaw (ITSW)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Erasmus+ partner institution. Teachers of the Year Emilija Aliukonytė and Simona Margienė visited both ITSW locations to learn about foreign language teaching methodologies, observed child education processes, and studied teacher selection, education processes, child assessments, and parent collaboration. The school expressed interest in Vaikystės Sodas's classroom aesthetics and education standards after attending the Early Childhood Education Summit'25 in Vilnius.
• American Community Schools (ACS) of AthenscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025International partnership through Erasmus+ project (2024-1-LT01-KA122-SCH-000222654) for leadership strengthening in early childhood education institutions. Branch managers met with ACS President Dr. Peggy Pelonis to learn about educational philosophy, leadership culture, and community building. They observed kindergarten operations, analyzed work principles, and studied communication culture emphasizing trust-based relationships.
• Leipzig International KindergartencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Erasmus+ partner institution. Branch managers Lina Deikė, Kamilė Drukteinienė, Agnieška Bržezovska and Education Director Giedė Rusteikaitė studied early childhood education leadership, team climate, collaboration culture, internal communication, employee goal-setting, supervision systems, motivation systems, and innovation practices.
• BEPS International School BrusselscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Erasmus+ partner institution. Branch managers Viktorija Kubiliūtė, Renata Daunaravičiūtė and Activities Manager Marija Vyšniauskaitė visited to study early childhood education center leadership, education programs, methods, materials, and activities. They explored assessment systems, parent conversations, and events with center leader Erna Van Acker.
• International Partners (Turkey, Germany, Poland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnerships established through Erasmus+ project. Collaboration includes sharing ideas, hosting foreign managers at international conferences in Vilnius, and developing a teacher exchange program concept.
• Karalienės Mortos Mokykla (Queen Morta's School)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated organization within the same company group offering primary education. Teachers who want to work with older children can continue their professional journey at this school, providing career growth opportunities.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Maple Bear Global Schools: International preschool franchise network with bilingual (English-language) early-education programs. Comparable to Vaikystės Sodas because of its research-driven curriculum, English-language exposure, and multi-country expansion model targeting premium parents.
• Acorn Early Years Foundation: UK non-profit operator of nurseries and pre-schools with structured curriculum and parent-engagement programs. Comparable on mission-driven premium ECE delivery and emphasis on measurable developmental outcomes.
• Primrose Schools: US franchise network of private preschools built around a proprietary Balanced Learning curriculum and teacher development framework. Closely comparable to Vaikystės Sodas on proprietary methodology, premium positioning, and franchise/chain-driven replication.
• Busy Bees Nurseries: Large UK private nursery and preschool chain offering full-day care and early-education programs. Comparable as a multi-site private ECE operator reliant on tuition revenue and staff development infrastructure.

Regional players

• Leapp Education: Dutch-based early-childhood education provider focused on young children with integrated activity programs. Comparable as a European premium ECE operator, though operating primarily in the Netherlands rather than the Baltics.

Broad incumbents

• GEMS Education: Global K-12 private school operator with premium positioning across the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Comparable on premium, brand-led private education; less directly comparable because GEMS is focused on older students rather than early childhood.
• KinderCare Learning Companies: Major US-headquartered early-childhood education and care chain with thousands of centers. Comparable as a large-scale private ECE operator relying on tuition and employer partnerships, though operating in a different regulatory and demographic environment than Lithuania.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: The largest global provider of employer-sponsored childcare and early education, operating centers across North America, Europe, and Asia. Comparable as a multi-site premium early-childhood network with a corporate, multi-stakeholder customer base, but at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth than Vaikystės Sodas.
• Nord Anglia Education: Global premium K-12 school group with a strong brand and partnerships (e.g., MIT, Juilliard). Comparable positioning to Vaikystės Sodas's premium, research-led educational brand and Karalienės Mortos Mokykla continuation, although Nord Anglia operates at much larger scale and in older grade bands.

Emerging players

• MindChamps PreSchool: Singapore-headquartered premium preschool brand expanding across Asia with proprietary curriculum and strong parent-marketing engine. Comparable positioning as a premium, brand-led ECE chain with an emphasis on outcomes and parent experience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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