Timpaan Welzijn

What Timpaan Welzijn does

Timpaan Welzijn is a Netherlands-based social welfare organization operating as a brand under the Bos Foundation | Brand of Society, headquartered in Sneek (with a postal address in Gorredijk) in the province of Friesland. Founded in 2003, it delivers home-based developmental support programs for children aged 0–6 and their parents through three age-segmented curricula under the Stap umbrella: Opstapje Dreumes (0–2 years), Opstapje Peuter (2–4 years), and Opstapje Kleuter (4–6 years). Programs are delivered via weekly home visits by trained Stapbegeleidsters who bring age-appropriate workbooks, songs, and play activities, with the physical materials left with families after visits. Program durations range from three months to two years.

The portfolio is complemented by two lightweight digital tools — GroeiKompas (a free online developmental assessment taking approximately two minutes) and SpeelKompas (a free play-activity discovery tool) — which act as low-barrier entry points for parents and lead-generation mechanisms for the core programs. The organization shares the Timpaan brand and foundation backing with sister brand Timpaan Onderwijs & Zorg, and coordinates with GGD Fryslân, preschools, and primary schools for referrals and school-readiness transitions.

Revenue is generated exclusively through managed-services contracts with two municipalities in Friesland — Súdwest-Fryslân and De Fryske Marren — under their gezinsgerichte (family-oriented) preventive youth-policy mandates. Services are provided free of charge to eligible families, with no commercial pricing, no application, no API, and no disclosed funding rounds or headcount. The organization is privately structured as a non-profit foundation brand, with no indication of public listing or external equity capital.

Name

Timpaan Welzijn

Legal name

Timpaan Welzijn

Website

https://timpaanwelzijn.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Timpaan Welzijn delivers home-based, play-oriented developmental support programs (Opstapje Dreumes, Peuter, Kleuter) for children aged 0–6 and their parents in Friesland, Netherlands, funded by municipal government contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Development Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Visiting & Parent Coaching Programs (EDACALAC), Parent-Facing Home Learning & Family Engagement Apps (EDACANAK), Family Engagement & Take-Home Learning Materials (Home Packs, Parent Guides) (EDACAJAL)

Keywords

• Early childhood development
• Home visiting programs
• Parent support services
• Developmental stimulation
• Youth welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gorredijk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Government Contracts: Timpaan Welzijn receives funding from municipalities (Súdwest-Fryslân and De Fryske Marren) to deliver family-oriented prevention programs (Opstapje Dreumes, Opstapje Peuter, Opstapje Kleuter). Services are provided free of charge to eligible families.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Timpaan Welzijn delivers the Opstapje home-visiting program, a structured early childhood development intervention for families with children aged 0-6. Trained facilitators conduct regular home visits to coach parents in play-based developmental stimulation, supplemented by take-home workbooks, songs, and play activities in three age-banded tracks (Dreumes 0-2, Peuter 2-4, Kleuter 4-6). The service is offered free to families and funded through commissioned contracts with Dutch municipalities, with two complementary free online tools (GroeiKompas and SpeelKompas) extending access.

Product overview

Timpaan Welzijn operates a unified portfolio of developmental support programs under the 'Stap' (Step) umbrella brand, designed to support parents and children aged 0-6 years. The core offering consists of three structured home visiting programs — Opstapje Dreumes (0-2 years), Opstapje Peuter (2-4 years), and Opstapje Kleuter (4-6 years) — each using age-appropriate play-based activities and parental guidance. These are complemented by two digital tools: the GroeiKompas (a free online developmental assessment providing personalized advice) and the SpeelKompas (a play activity discovery tool). The programs are delivered through weekly home visits by trained staff who provide workbooks, songs, and practical guidance tailored to each family's situation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Opstapje Dreumes Home-based parenting support program for families with children aged 0-2 years. Trained facilitators conduct regular home visits to coach parents in play-based developmental stimulation, supported by take-home workbooks, songs, and play activities. Offered free to families and funded through municipal commissioning.
• Opstapje Peuter Home-based parenting support program for families with children aged 2-4 years. Trained facilitators conduct regular home visits to coach parents in age-appropriate developmental stimulation through play, songs, and structured activities. Offered free to families and funded through municipal commissioning.
• Opstapje Kleuter Home-based parenting support program for families with children aged 4-6 years. Trained facilitators conduct regular home visits to coach parents in play-based developmental stimulation supporting school readiness. Offered free to families and funded through municipal commissioning.
• GroeiKompas Free online tool that helps parents assess and track their young child's developmental milestones. Available as a standalone public-facing digital resource, complementary to the in-home Opstapje program.
• SpeelKompas Free online tool that provides parents with curated play activities tailored to support their young child's development. Available as a standalone public-facing digital resource, complementary to the in-home Opstapje program.
• Stap Program Materials Structured take-home curriculum materials (workbooks, songs, and play activities) that support families participating in the Opstapje home-visiting program tracks. Provided to participating families as part of the in-home service.

Quantifiable outcome

• Children receive better starting positions in their school career (group 1 and group 3)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Timpaan Onderwijs & ZorgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated organization within the Timpaan brand providing educational and care services. Timpaan Welzijn's vision and mission align with Timpaan Onderwijs & Zorg, ensuring professional quality and creating warm collaboration to support parents and pedagogical professionals.
• Bos Foundation | Brand of SocietycoreOthersParent organization and brand under which Timpaan Welzijn operates. The Bos Foundation (Bos Foundation | Brand of Society) manages multiple social welfare and educational brands.
• GGD FryslânminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal health service in Friesland that Timpaan Welzijn works closely with in delivering child development programs and monitoring.
• Childcare Centers and PreschoolsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly childhood education facilities that collaborate with Timpaan Welzijn for program delivery and family referrals. The Opstap programs are experienced in working with these institutions.
• Primary SchoolsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary schools that receive children who have completed Opstap programs, ensuring smooth transitions from home-based early development support to formal education.
• Municipality of Súdwest-FryslâncoreOthersMunicipality that commissions Timpaan Welzijn to deliver family-oriented programs (Opstapje Dreumes, Opstapje Peuter, Opstapje Kleuter) as part of their policy to provide vulnerable youth with timely, appropriate support.
• Municipality of De Fryske MarrencoreOthersMunicipality that commissions Timpaan Welzijn to deliver the preventive family-oriented stimulation program Opstapje, supporting young children and parents in Lemmer area.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Parents as Teachers: US-based national home-visiting organization providing parent coaching and child development support from prenatal through kindergarten; operates the same core model of structured home visits with trained parent educators using age-appropriate activity materials.
• Stichting Opstapje: Originator and licensor of the Opstapje home-visiting program suite that Timpaan Welzijn delivers; offers comparable structured home visits and play-based parent coaching for families with young children across the Netherlands under the same program brand.
• Nurse-Family Partnership: Evidence-based home-visiting program pairing nurses with first-time parents from pregnancy through early childhood; uses the same delivery mechanism of structured home visits and targets the same outcomes of child development and parenting capacity.
• HIPPY International: International home-based early-childhood education and parent support program that equips parents of preschoolers with structured activities and home visits; highly comparable in model, target cohort, and use of take-home learning materials left with families.
• Timpaan Onderwijs & Zorg: Sister brand under the same Bos Foundation, providing complementary early-childhood education and care services in the same Dutch region with aligned vision and overlapping target families served by the same parent organization.

Others

• Movisie: Dutch knowledge institute for the social domain, supporting welfare organizations like Timpaan Welzijn with research, training, and best practices in family support and community-based intervention across the Netherlands.
• NCJ (Nederlands Centrum Jeugdgezondheid): Dutch national knowledge center for youth health (Jeugdgezondheidszorg) that supports the same preventive child-and-family ecosystem Timpaan Welzijn operates in, including coordinating Jeugdgezondheid partners and publishing program standards.

Broad incumbents

• Espria: Large Dutch welfare and care organization with a portfolio spanning youth, family, elderly, and disability services; operates a similar community-based delivery model in the Netherlands but at much greater scale and broader scope than Timpaan Welzijn.
• Humanitas: Large Dutch welfare organization providing a broader portfolio of social support, family support, and community programs across multiple regions; comparable nonprofit welfare model but significantly larger and more diversified than Timpaan Welzijn.

Regional players

• GGD Fryslân: Regional municipal health service in Friesland that partners with Timpaan Welzijn on child development monitoring and family referrals; comparable target population but broader mandate covering public health, screening, and vaccination.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/welzijntimpaan/?locale=nl_NL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/timpaan-welzijn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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