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The family at the centre of early learning

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In this photograph, one-year-old Evie and her grandmother are sitting on a sofa in the garden on a sunny day. Evie’s grandmother is holding Evie on her lap as she tickles her. Evie is smiling as she folds her arms across her chest and waves her legs in the air. The image conveys the closeness of their relationship, which is based on shared history of playing tickling games and singing together. Evie also plays these games with her mother, whose own childhood memories influence her time with Evie now that she is a parent herself.

 1 Remembering childhood