Taking the Lead Testimonial From Belen Jimenez

McCormick Institute for Early Childhood

BY Belen Jimenez  | September 30, 2026

Jose Zavala is an IT Support Specialist II at the McCormick Institute for Early Childhood at National Louis University (NLU), a computer science graduate from NLU, and an aspiring cybersecurity professional. Driven by a lifelong passion for technology, he combines hands-on technical troubleshooting experience with an academic foundation in computer science to keep critical digital systems running smoothly. Jose is actively pursuing advanced industry certifications to deepen his expertise in digital defense and data security. 


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My name is Belen Jimenez and I have a group home daycare.


I can't believe it took me 14 years to learn everything


that I have learned in this class because we learned


so many things like how to do activities with the kids and


all that but we don't learn anything about the business and


I think this class was a wonderful class


because they teach you how to do taxes,


how to do policies, how


believe that this is one of the classes that


will teach you more about the business because


daycare, it's very complex. And


I believe that this class explains you everything


that you need to know of how to run your business.

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Taking the Lead Testimonial From Sara Triplett

By Sara Triplett • September 30, 2026
Hi, my name is Sara Triplett. I've been running a daycare for 11 years, Queens Daycare LLC, located in Waukegan, Illinois. How did you get started running a daycare? What got me started running like a daycare? I was like a foster kid growing up. And I said, I want to make a difference in somebody else's life. So I was like, you know what? Let me be a leader. Let me show other foster kids they could be successful in life. Take the lead. Like, take it. Because I'm telling you, like, once you take the class, you're going to see a lot of stuff. And you're going to be like, I wish I would have knew this before I opened up my my own daycare. Stay focused. Do not give up on your dreams. You know, just. Keep working hard..
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