Living a child of early and pre-school age makes it a continually natural and integral learning, and the meaning of its activity is found in the research process. Therefore, looking for effective ways of encouraging the development of social competences starts with the new paradigm of the child's learning. The social competence of the child is very important and its stability contributes to healthy development, building of quality relationships with other people and by itself. Social competences include the way the child uses social skills in relation to others. The child is socially competent if he or she has adopted the behaviors and skills that enable him to understand the environment and to deal with everyday situations. Social competences evolve during childbirth, mostly in the family. They are fueled by upbringing and surveillance, brainstorming and communication, maximum support and respect with clear boundaries, and this leads to a high level of self-confidence and social competence in a child. In the beginning, most important are family relationships, later important relationships with peers, and as a child grows up, it involves the role of educators. The aim of this paper is to try to explain the notion of social competence and to point out the importance of its encouragement and development in the child since its earliest age.