Within the framework of this work, the topic of partnership between families and kindergartens as an educational institution is discussed. The family, as the child's primary environment, greatly influences the child's development during the first three years of life, and then, upon entering the education system, kindergarten becomes an equally important factor. For this reason, it is necessary to create a successful partnership between the family and the kindergarten as an educational institution. This paper explains the role and tasks of kindergartens in the development of partnership with parents, as well as the role of the educator himself as a professionally trained person. In addition to the role of the kindergarten, the role and task of the family, i.e. parents within the partnership relationship with the educational institution, is discussed, with an emphasis on parenting styles. It also explains the image of the child as such within the modern paradigm of upbringing and education. Finally, the fundamental differences between the concepts of cooperation and partnership between families and kindergartens are compared, different traditional and modern forms of communication between families and kindergartens are presented, and the subject of the transition of cooperation to partnership in the aforementioned relationship through direct and indirect strategies is discussed.