1. Shawn Shannon Business and Society Nichols College

2. Background Information
Sheryl DePiano
My Mother
Runs at home daycare
Little Feet Daycare
7 Mathew Circle, Grafton MA

3. Little Feet Daycare
Service
Offer caretaking for children while parents work
“I chose this business because for my love of children.”
14 years

4. How It Began
“My friend wanted to go back to work and was
nervous about sending her children to daycare
so I offered to watch them.”
“I was looking for some extra spending money
and it seemed like the ideal situation seeing how
I was a stay at home mother and wanted to
remain that way.”

5. Training
Trained by state
Rules and regulations
10 hours of training
each year
Licensed

6. Challenge vs. Reward
Most challenging?
Teaching the children right from wrong
How to overcome challenge
“Just by making them feel secure and
loved and that it’s okay to make a
mistake now and then because that’s
how we learn.”
Most rewarding
Watch the children develop

7. Future Plans
“I don’t know what the future will hold. All I do
know is I can’t see myself doing any thing else.”
Advice
“Running a business is hard work. It takes a lot of
drive, ambition and dedication. You can succeed in
anything as long as you have the desire. Also, it’s
important to love what you do.”