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Cuna Mas: Peru's Early Childhood Program Struggles to Maintain Quality as It Scales Up
Datla, Anjani; Boatright Wilson, JulieCase HBS-KS1251-EEconomicsIn 2012, amid much fanfare, Peru's President Ollanta Humala launched an ambitious program on early childhood development called Cuna M s. The program, based on a successful home visiting intervention in Jamaica, was designed to improve the cognitive and emotional development of children below the age of three, living in poverty. The government's aim was to scale the program nationwide. Initially, despite the logistical challenges of reaching rur...Starting at €8.20