What Ijmare does

IJmare is a Dutch foundation (stichting) operating public primary education across the IJmond region, founded in 2004 and currently managing 15 schools — fourteen openbare basisscholen plus one school for speciaal basisonderwijs (De Boekanier) — in the municipalities of Velsen, Heemskerk, and Beverwijk. The organization serves approximately 3,000 children aged 4-12 and employs around 350 staff, including teachers, school directors, and a central Bestuursbureau covering HRM, payroll, finance, ICT, and educational leadership. IJmare's product set is service-oriented rather than technology-oriented: it delivers free public primary education plus integrated kindcentrum (child-center) services, special basic education through IKC IJmond (in collaboration with Aloysius), and a structured staff development pipeline via the IJmare Academie (built with KlasMastr), the Begeleiding Startende Leerkrachten two-year induction program, and the IJmare Flexpool for flexible multi-school deployment.

Revenue is derived entirely from Dutch government allocations for primary and special basic education, with no tuition fees charged to families and no commercial product revenue. IJmare is governed by a two-tier board structure (Raad van Toezicht and College van Bestuur) and adheres to the Code Goed Bestuur for primary education; current chairman Iwan Basoski took office in August 2024. The organization has no proprietary technology products, no mobile applications, no AI capabilities, and operates entirely within its three-municipality footprint, with strategic partnerships limited to teacher training pipelines (Pabo Inholland Haarlem via Het Leercollectief), special-education collaboration (Aloysius), and staff learning technology (KlasMastr).

Name

Ijmare

Legal name

IJmare

Website

https://ijmare.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Short description

IJmare is a Dutch public primary education foundation operating 15 schools (one special basisonderwijs) across the IJmond municipalities of Velsen, Heemskerk, and Beverwijk, serving roughly 3,000 children and 350 staff via government-funded education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Title I & Compensatory Education Programs (EDAJAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Transition & School-Readiness Support for Special Needs Children (HSAAAIAO)

Keywords

• Public primary education
• Primary school network
• Special basic education
• Integrated child centers
• Teacher professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Heemskerk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: IJmare receives government funding for primary education services as a public school board (schoolbestuur) in the Dutch education system. Revenue comes from municipal and national government allocations based on student enrollment numbers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IJmare is a Dutch stichting (foundation) that operates public primary education through 15 schools in the IJmond region, serving approximately 3,000 children aged 4–12 across the municipalities of Velsen, Heemskerk, and Beverwijk. The network includes 14 regular basisscholen, 1 speciaal basisonderwijs school (De Boekanier), and several kindcentra, complemented by the IJmare Academie for staff development, a Flexpool for flexible teacher deployment, and IKC IJmond for integrated special education and youth care in partnership with Aloysius.

Product overview

IJmare is a public primary education foundation providing educational services through a network of 15 schools across the IJmond region (municipalities of Velsen, Heemskerk, and Beverwijk). The organization operates openbare basisscholen (public primary schools), kindcentra (integrated child centers combining education and childcare), and one special basisonderwijs school. Key offerings include the IJmare Academie for professional development, the Flexpool for flexible staffing, IKC IJmond for integrated special education services, and internship programs through Het Leercollectief partnership. The organization serves approximately 3,000 children with around 350 employees, focusing on inclusive education, world citizenship, and personal development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IJmare Academie: Internal academy providing training, workshops, and professional development programs for all IJmare employees through cooperation with KlasMastr.
• IKC IJmond

Products and services

• IJmare Public Primary Education (Openbaar Basisonderwijs) Public primary education (openbaar basisonderwijs) delivered through 15 schools across the municipalities of Velsen, Heemskerk, and Beverwijk, serving approximately 3,000 children aged 4–12 with an inclusive, neighborhood-tailored approach.
• IJmare Schools Network Network of 15 schools across IJmond comprising 14 openbare basisscholen, several kindcentra, and one special primary education school (De Boekanier), including De Bosbeekschool, Brederode Dalton school, Jan Campert School, Het Avontuur, Het Kompas, De Marel, De Pleiaden, De Pionier, De Sterrenkijker, De Sparkel, De Vliegende Hollander, De Zeester, De Zevenhoeven, and Eigenwijze.
• IKC IJmond (Integrated Children's Centre) Integrated Children's Centre in IJmuiden combining special primary education (SBO), specialized education (SO), and youth care, offered jointly by IJmare and Aloysius for children with specific support needs in the IJmond region.
• IJmare Flexpool Flexible staffing pool that gives teachers contractual certainty while allowing flexible deployment across multiple IJmare schools, providing exposure to different teaching methods and colleagues.
• IJmare Academie Internal professional-development academy offering workshops, training programs, didactic-skills sharpening, innovative teaching methods, and BHV (first aid) courses for all IJmare employees, delivered via the KlasMastr platform.
• Begeleiding Startende Leerkrachten (New-Teacher Induction Program) Two-year induction program providing targeted guidance, coaching, intervision sessions, and three-way conversations between new teachers, trainers, and school directors.
• Stageplaatsen (Internship Program) Internship placements for Pabo students with school-based training coordinators, part of Het Leercollectief network, offering practical experience across diverse IJmare school profiles for students from Inholland and other Hogescholen.
• IJmare Bestuursbureau (Central Administrative Office) Central administrative bureau providing HRM, payroll administration, educational leadership, ICT support, finance, and board secretariat services to all IJmare schools from the headquarters in Heemskerk.
• Waarderingspakket (Employee Appreciation Package) Employee benefit allowing IJmare staff to claim up to €350 annually tax-free for training, workshops, concert tickets, sports subscriptions, and sauna visits.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves approximately 3000 children across 15 schools in the IJmond region
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Pabo Inholland HaarlemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIJmare maintains a close collaboration with Pabo Inholland Haarlem for training future teachers. Students from all years gain practical experience within IJmare schools, developing into confident professionals. The partnership includes school-based training programs and LIO (leraren in opleiding) positions.
• Het LeercollectiefcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIJmare is part of Het Leercollectief, an educational partnership with three full-time learning teams active within the organization (two teams for grades 1-2 and one team for grades 3-4). This enables Pabo students from Inholland and other Hogescholen to find placement opportunities.
• Aloysius (SBO/SO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIKC IJmond in IJmuiden is a collaboration between IJmare and Aloysius (SBO/SO). This creates an Integral Children's Centre (IKC) combining special basic education (SBO), specialized education (SO), and youth care under one roof.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ASKO: Amsterdam-based Dutch public primary education school board operating many schools across a single metropolitan area — comparable in multi-school, single-region stichting structure.
• Stichting BOOR: Rotterdam-based Dutch public primary education school board operating multiple schools under a single stichting structure, structurally comparable to IJmare as a regional multi-school operator.
• Penta Primair: Zoetermeer-area Dutch primary education school board operating multiple basisscholen under one stichting — directly comparable as a regional Dutch public school board.
• Unicoz onderwijs: The Hague-based Dutch public primary education school board operating a comparable network of public primary schools under one foundation, similar scale and governance model to IJmare.
• Ronduit Onderwijs: Alkmaar-area public primary education school board; directly comparable as a regional Dutch school board and notably the previous organization of IJmare's new chairman Iwan Basoski.
• Stichting Agora Roermond: Roermond-area Dutch public primary education foundation operating a network of basisscholen — structurally comparable to IJmare as a regional school-bestuur.
• ZAAM: Amsterdam-based Dutch public primary education foundation operating a network of public primary schools — comparable in scale, governance, and Dutch public-funding model.
• Optimus Onderwijs: West-Friesland regional Dutch public primary education school board operating multiple schools — directly comparable as a regional Dutch school board.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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