Parents’ Perceptions of School Readiness of Children with Special Needs in Purwakarta Regency

Abstract

The readiness of children with special needs to enter school depends on their physical and mental maturity in receiving learning at school. This study aimed to determine parents' perceptions of the readiness of children with special needs to enter school in Purwakarta Regency, determine what factors affect children's readiness to enter school and find out factors affecting parents' readiness to send children with special needs to school. The method in this study was qualitative with a descriptive type and data collection techniques using interviews, observation, and documentation. The analysis results indicate that children with special needs to enter school are seen in terms of their social, emotional, and moral readiness to enter social situations at school. The factors that affect the readiness of children with special needs are stimulation factors at pre-school age and the condition of parents' readiness to send children with special needs to school.