“…Currently, with the advent of the expanded and systemic look at human development, the importance of children's relations with the various factors that surround them, such as their community, their family, and the availability of resources is considered (Franco, 2015). In family-centered practices in EI, the family context is seen as the main environment for their development, and its approach consists in valuing their competences and respecting their choices, to better fulfill the needs of the involved individuals, in creating opportunities to encourage the development of children based on their families active participation, providing the necessary support and resources that they need to learn and to engage in that process (Dunst et al, 2014;Dunst & Espe-Sherwindt, 2016;Machado et al, 2017;Serrano & Pereira, 2010).…”