The topic of this paper is the stimulating environment of young children in the family circle and in the educational institution as well as the importance of cooperation that is in the best interests of the child. The child establishes the first social contact with the family. The social conditions of the environment are stimulating when there is trust between the child and the family, secure attachment and respect, affirmative, open and two-way communication. Love and attention are necessary for a stimulating environment in the family, and through the authoritarian style of parenting the child is given warmth, but also control so that children grow into independent, happy, socially and personally fulfilled and responsible people. There is also the inevitable spatial-material environment that determines the quality of life, upbringing and learning. In modern society, a large number of preschool children are not only in the family environment but also in educational institutions. The institution for early and preschool education increasingly represents the child's living space, so it is necessary to turn the kindergarten 2 environment into a stimulating environment for children. Within the kindergarten environment, socio-pedagogical is mentioned, which includes interaction with educators, peers and other kindergarten staff, spatial, which refers to the layout, structure and organization of space, equipment and materials, and the time dimension, which emphasizes freedom, flexibility and individualization of time according to humanistic conception.