While attending classes at a local college,
Victoria Middleton had been working part-time
as a child caretaker at a daycare center run by
the university. After four years of experience
and a bachelors degree in early childhood
education, she obtained a State license and
started Smile Land Academy (SLA), a daycare
center, in her hometown. Her business has
steadily grown over the years. What began
with only one class of five children and a single
caretaker, SLA has grown to where it currently
provides services to more than 150 children and
employs over 30 part-time and full-time
caretakers.
Growing a business has required Victoria to be
more efficient with her resources. However,
much of her time is currently spent on
paperwork. She needs a better way to organize her data and would like a computerized
database system to help manage her day-to-day
operational activities and provide summary
reports.