Tullia Musatti is the coordinator of the Human Development and Society Group (HDS). Her research focuses on cognitive processes and socialization during early childhood. Topics of interest: peer interaction between young children, object exploration and pretend play, young children’s daily life in early childhood education and care centers and at home, parents’ needs with concern to young children’s care and education. She has directed bilateral and international cooperation projects at European level and has established collaborations with colleagues from universities and research centers in many European countries. She has considerable experience in the analysis, planning and evaluation of early childhood education and care centers and in the professional training of their personnel. She has participated in numerous working committees and action projects to reorganize social and educational services in collaboration with the public administration in different parts of Italy as well as in other European countries. She is a member of the scientific board of scientific and professional journals. She is the author or co-author of several books and papers in the field of early childhood development and education.