The most important place where relations do proceed between a pupil and a tutor is family and, next to it, school. The presented manuscript addresses the issues of axiological education in early school education. The school (apart from the family) is an institution responsible for instilling values in the upbringing process. The manuscript is divided into theoretical and research sections. The first elaborates on the literature of the subject, depicts major problems linked with values in education, the process of valuation and gaining axiological competences. The latter provides opinions of parents of IIIrd class pupils on the role of early school education in teaching values in the upbringing process