Abe Funk, the owner of John’s Pharmacy in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, wasn’t looking to get into the childcare business. But he was looking to keep his pharmacies staffed.
He kept running into the same problem: Workers were struggling to find childcare they could afford, and that stayed open through their shifts.
After an employee approached him and said she’d likely have to leave work after giving birth to her second child, Funk went to his wife determined to find a solution…