Rania Koutsou was born in Thessaloniki in 1963.She has graduated from the School of Early Childhood Education of Karditsa and the Department of Early Childhood  Education of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH.) She speaks English and Italian. She has been working as kindergarten-teacher incrèche since 1985. She has attended seminars held by Institute of Training (In.Ep.) and other public and private bodies. Today she is the Director of the public entity "Organization of Infant, Child and Family Care (O.VRE.P.O.M.)ofMunicipality of Thessaloniki”. She participates in scientific committees in order to organize seminars and workshops and she is a member of the partnership group with the medical-pedagogical departments of hospitals aiming to the early intervention.