In order to collect data on the learning process, it is necessary to carry out an evaluation of children's artworks for further motivation and feedback. For educators to evaluate successfully, they need to know all the stages of a child's development. However, parents can also have a significant influence on the development of a child's artistic abilities, so it is necessary to see how parents value and encourage artistic activities. The aim of the study was to examine the attitudes of parents towards the artwork of children of early and preschool age. The survey was conducted in the territory of the Republic of Croatia, involving 226 parents of children of early and preschool age. The instrument used in the research was a questionnaire designed to test parents' attitudes to the artwork of children of early and preschool age. The results of the survey showed that parents have a positive attitude towards their children's artwork and that parents successfully implement the evaluation of children's artwork at home. They take an interest in what the child has been doing in kindergarten and monitor his progress. At home, children are encouraged to express themselves artistically by using new artistic techniques, replenishing used materials, displaying artwork in prominent locations in the home. The results of the survey show that parents do not give more priority to other areas of development, but they give equal importance to art as to other areas of development that are important to the child.