3 Things Mobile Creches | From vision to everyday care - The Mobile Creches Story
Aug 14, 2025
Chavi Vohra, Executive Director of Mobile Creches, leads a conversation about the organization's impactful journey since 1969, providing essential care to children of migrant workers in India. She discusses their innovative training programs that empower daycare workers and the insights gained from real-life experiences with families. The importance of community engagement in early childhood development is highlighted, showcasing how collective action can support vulnerable children and enhance their futures. Vohra’s insights offer a glimpse into the powerful transformation Mobile Creches aims to achieve.
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Origin Story At A Construction Site
- Mobile Creches began when founder Meera Mahadevan saw a child in dust at a construction site near Gandhi Smriti and decided immediate action was needed.
- That observation led to the first creche at the Gandhi Smriti construction site and a decades-long care movement across India.
Experience Built Scalability
- Decades of running creches across diverse settings produced a robust, evidence-backed childcare model.
- That operational experience enabled Mobile Creches to scale via partners and advise governments on policy.
Shaping National Childcare Policy
- Mobile Creches has advised governments on multiple national policies and schemes over years.
- Their inputs shaped regulations like the Construction Worker Act, ECC policy, NAP 2020, and recent state creche policies.