Help L'il Ladybugs Daycare Expand;

Support 'Mission Main Street' Grant

ONEONTA – Shannon McHugh has turned her home into a community for children of all socio-economic, family and cultural backgrounds.

And now, she hopes the community will help her expand L’il Ladybugs Daycare with the click of a button.

McHugh, who was selected as one of the Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal “20 Under 40,” is in the running to receive a $100,000 grant from Chase Bank’s “Mission Main Street” Grants, which invites people to vote for small businesses with large community impact. 250 “Likes” on the L’il Ladybugs Daycare page will help McHugh make the next round, where she will vie against other small businesses nationwide to receive one of 20 such grants.

“Our goal with this grant would be to expand,” said McHugh. “We’ve had to turn down families because New York State law says that home-based daycare can only host six children and two school-age kids.”