We explained childcare simply as school to my child. So we read books about going to school, we talked a lot about going to school and I also trial run the morning routine (waking up early, walking to school) for a week before she actually started cc. The last thing I wanted was for her to be cranky because she had to wake up early or there was a change in routine even before we entered the school premises. During a visit to the cc, I took some photos of the school premises and constantly referred and showed it to them prior to her commencement at the school.