Quotas available for children and adolescents with disabilities in Centros Crecer

• The 16 Crecer centers have the capacity to serve 1,247 children and adolescents with disabilities.
• This service is aimed at children and adolescents with disabilities between the ages of 6 and 17 years, 11 months.
• For registration, citizens can go to the local sub-directorate for social integration closest to their home. To get more information (Click here to see the map of local sub-addresses in Bogotá), or to Crecer Centers.

Bogota, DC, October 4, 2022. Centros Crecer de Bogotá has places for children and adolescents between 6 and 17 years, 11 months, with non-psychosocial cognitive disabilities that require extensive and generalized support, or with multiple disabilities that require intermittent and limited support.

“Through the Crecer centers, opportunities are created to strengthen the basic skills of the participants, aimed at achieving visibility of their abilities in the environment, so that there is full and effective participation, which includes the use of their rights”, Cesar Bermudez, explained the deputy. – the disability director of the secretariat for social integration.

The 16 Crecer centers have the capacity to care for 1,247 children and adolescents with disabilities, to be cared for in a comprehensive way, promoting social inclusion, from the development and strengthening of their skills and abilities through play, recreational and sports activities with psychopedagogical support .

At Crecer centers we work from three lines of attention, the first focusing on improving the development of individual skills; the second promotes the development of family skills and abilities, and the third seeks to develop capacity in the environment and territory. In addition, food and transport services are provided to mobilize children and adolescents to care centers and local meetings.

Each Crecer center has interdisciplinary teams made up of special educators, occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists, speech therapists, nutritionists, nursing assistants, physical educators and workshop leaders. In addition to human talent support for administrative areas, food processing, general services and monitoring.

Registration documents

• Photocopy of ID card of parents or guardians
• Photocopy of the disabled person’s identity document
• Photocopy of an updated clinical diagnosis not older than one year.
• Photocopy of utility bill

Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM, with 3 hours for food and transportation. To get more information, citizens can contact the local sub-directorate for social integration closest to their home (Click here to see the map of local sub-addresses in Bogotá) or to Crecer Centers.

Remember that Centro Crecer services are free and do not require intermediaries.

These are the locations of Crecer Centers.