Over 40 Years of MMC
1969-1970
Mobile Creches was founded in Delhi by Mrs. Meera Mahadevan to provide safe and happy childhoods to the children of migrant construction workers
1972-1973
A branch of Mobile Creches established in Bombay and it became known as Mobile Creches Bombay
1975-1976
Beginning of grants from the Department of Social Welfare which later came to be known as the Central Social Welfare Board
1976-1977
- Services extended to children living on slums
- LokDoot (street play) groups set up to deliver important messages to community members
1977-1978
Founder of Mobile Creches, Mrs. Meera Mahadevan, passes away on July 22, 1977
1979-1980
1980-1981
An extension of Mobile Creches Bombay set up in Pune
1979-1980
First overnight camp organized for children to visit Vashi, New Bombay
1981-1982
1982-1983
Bal Palika Training course established to prepare women for a career in early childcare
1986-1987
A study 'In the Shadow of the Scaffolding' on the lives of migrant construction workers conducted in collaboration with SPARC, and with financial support from CRY
1986-1987
- The Child-to-Child Program got a boost with a grant from the Aga Khan Foundation
- 'Prakalp' - a monthly theme method for imparting education to the migrant children initiated
1988-1989
MMC's oldest centre in Powai that is still in operation today, was inaugurated
1991-1992
India Population Project V is started with support from the World Bank and Bombay Municipal Corporation. The goal of the project was to provide basic health coverage to community members.
1995-1996
India Population Project V concludes and has provided health coverage to over 17,000 people
1997-1998
Mobile Creches celebrates 25 years of its services
2002-2003
Moved offices to 1st Floor, Abbas Building, Mereweather Road, Colaba, Mumbai - 400001
2003-2004
Non-formal education program begins under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan of the Central Government with the goal being preparing children for municipal school enrolment
2006-2007
Started training women from the community, i.e. construction sites through the teacher training programme
2006-2007
Mumbai Mobile Creches registered as a separate identity (Section 25 Company) in Mumbai
2008-2009
- Over 5500 children reached this year.
- Class in Thane is nominated by local education department for "Best SSA class in Thane" Award
- MMC rebrands with a new logo, website and communication materials
- Collaboration with Integrated Child Development Services initiated
2009-2010
1st Annual Book Week celebrated to encourage reading and kindle imagination in the young minds
2010-2011
Right to Education Act comes in to force on 1st April 2010 and re-engages MMC in its mission to strengthen its education initiatives for children above 6 years
2012-2013
Care on Wheels - Mobile Bus is launched to reach children living on smaller construction sites that don't have an MMC daycare centre
2013-2014
The first Childcare Centre set up- in which the builder takes complete ownership of running the centre, while MMC monitors the quality of service delivery
2014-2015
And the journey continues...