Chapter 14
Getting Ready for
Child-care and School
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In some communities, there are places where young children are cared
for while their families work. They are often called nursery schools, day-
care centers, child-care centers, preschools, or creches.
A child who is blind or cannot see well can go to a child-care center with
other children. And when your child is old enough, she should attend
school like other children her age. In order to make these experiences fun
and successful, you can:
• help your child prepare for child-care or school
• help the child-care center or school teacher prepare for
your child
Helping your child prepare for child-care
and school
To learn to play with groups of children
At school, your child will be playing a lot with other children. Long
before she goes to school, you can help her prepare by encouraging her
to play with others, and by helping other children play with her.
If your child has
experience playing with
friends before she starts
school, she will find
it easier to make new
friends once she is in
school.