‘Day care in a box’ brings pre-fab child care facilities to rural Manitoba

With the help of funding from the Manitoba and federal governments, JohnQ Public has developed an innovative solution to the day care problem that it hopes can be replicated in other parts of the country and in other applications. Through JohnQ Public’s building arm, JQ Built, the group has developed a model it calls “day care in a box.”

Just as there is a great need for housing in Canada, there are also not enough child care spaces. According to Statistics Canada, nearly 26 per cent of all parents were on a day care waiting list in 2023, up from 19 per cent in 2022. The situation is especially dire in small and rural … Continue reading ‘Day care in a box’ brings pre-fab child care facilities to rural Manitoba