My name is Marisela Carpio, I am originally from Mexico and I have lived in the United States for more than 30 years, 5 of which I lived in the state of California where I got married and a year after getting married my husband and I moved to Wisconsin where my four children were born. One of my goals when I came to the United States was to obtain my GED so that I could eventually study Early Education since I always wanted to work in the field of education. It was not easy since initially I did not speak English well and many of the classes I took were in that language. In 2011 I obtained an associate degree in Early Childhood Education and in 2012, I opened my daycare: Marisela’s Family Daycare.
Years later, I was able to learn the language and that helped me earn my Bachelor’s degree in Human Services with a concentration in Early Childhood Education. My daycare currently has 4 stars according to the Young Star rating and my goal is to reach the maximum level of 5 stars. Although working with children can be very demanding, it is a career that brings many rewards: when you see a baby take their first steps, say their first words and then leave your daycare ready for kindergarten you know that all the effort was worth it. My next goals are to open a group daycare and also offer childcare related training.
