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Mexico City’s ‘Desde la Cuna’ Expands to 85,000 Children After Zócalo Enrollment Push

City leaders present the cash‑plus program as a first step toward a formal Public Care System.

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Overview

  • Officials integrated 19,000 new families at a Zócalo event, marking the latest expansion of the early‑childhood program.
  • Coverage now reaches about 34% of children aged 0 to 3 in the capital, according to the city’s figures.
  • Beneficiaries receive a bimonthly 1,200‑peso transfer paired with health checkups, nutrition support, vaccination and caregiver workshops.
  • The government reports a 560‑million‑peso investment in the strategy this year.
  • Authorities link the effort to plans for universal coverage and the build‑out of 300 child care and development centers within a Public Care System, with 90% of new beneficiaries identified as women caregivers.