The fundamental competence of ECEC (early childhood education and care) professionals is the learning competence, which implies openness, readiness and the ability of life-long learning. Therefore, the ECEC professional has to be open for new knowledge, continuous professional training and development and continuous professional advancement. In addition, unlike most occupations, ECEC professionals meet people from different age groups in their work, with whom they are expected to cooperate. Hence ECEC professionals need to be able to understand and acknowledge parental knowledge and expectations as a foundation for a quality fulfilment of educational tasks. The "DTC" program meets the requirements of the contemporary society and the relationship between ECEC institutions and families of children who attend them. The program starts from the difference in values and cultures, attempts to embrace them and create a new culture of relations, based on sharing responsibilities for the child. Through the "DTC" program, ECEC professionals will develop their communication and relational competences, reflective practice, and cultural competences. The implementation of the project will result in scientific and professional publications, which will enable ECEC professionals who were not directly involved with the project to also enhance their competences for cooperating with parents.