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Early childhood is important period for the child's mental health. Any negative experience associated with long separation from parents may lead to the development of frustration or deprivation. Parents and Crèche workers have a leading role in the process of psychosocial adaptation when they admit children to the day-care center. The purpose of the developed program for the preparation of children for crèche admission is to minimize the psychological stress that children experience when entering crèche and to avoid frustration and deprivation that negatively affect children's mental health and the overall process of their socialization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]