Overview
- The Paraje Oriente CECI in Ciudad Juárez is about 95% complete and slated to open in mid-January 2026 with capacity for 250 children from 43 days to four years.
- The government says 203 Centros de Educación y Cuidado Infantil will be ready in 2026 as part of a sexenio goal of 1,000 centers.
- IMSS reports 250 land plots identified nationwide to support the network’s construction.
- The IMSS Technical Council approved 150 agricultural CECI to serve 16,500 children, with the rollout beginning in San Quintín and a focus on major crop regions including Aguascalientes, Jalisco, Michoacán, Querétaro, Sinaloa, Baja California and Veracruz.
- Centers will serve mothers with or without IMSS affiliation under reinforced safety standards, a common design with a central patio, and an IMSS hiring scheme agreed with the union, while legal steps are being prepared with SEP to extend coverage up to six years.