Take photos of your child in the new center-based setting before they start. Ask the teacher to let you visit and to take you through the daily schedule. Take a picture of your child acting out each part of the day. Make a game out of it. Children love to be the center of attention, so if they know you are making a book featuring them, it will go much smoother.
Print one to two photos on each 8-inch-by-11-inch piece of printer paper, leaving enough room to write a brief sentence describing the picture. Each page should feature a step in the daily routine.
Write a brief sentence about the photo. An example would be, "Sam hangs up his backpack when he gets to school," or, "Jenny is sitting on the carpet for circle time."
Punch a hole in the top-left corner of each page and thread them onto the ring binder in order of the daily schedule. You can make a title page that has a picture of the school and the child to make it like a real book.
Read the book each day before the child goes to school, as a reminder of what is to come. Eventually, you will only need to read the book once a week, and then phase it out altogether. This transition process can take up to a month.