Hello! Beans Bunny here again to report on my very exciting week as part of the Nursery World team. I managed to get past security and the bag check to attend the Women’s Gymnastics All-Round final with NW Editor Liz.

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I felt strangely guilty before conducting a phone interview today.  Last night I happily cooked some more meals for my baby daughter and this morning I spoon-fed her Weetabix for breakfast before speaking to Gill Rapley, the queen of baby led weaning (BLW).

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Opinions about the best way to teach young children and support their learning seem to be increasingly polarised – something that really matters in the context of the current EYFS review.

In one corner, we have Tom Burkard and Oli de Botton, fighting for direct instruction and phonics as the means to raise attainment; in the other, the defenders of playful learning such as Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek and Janet Moyles.

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They say that children are always more interested in the box than the toy.

Well, on a similar note, I was at a friend’s family BBQ at the weekend and one of the children had brought with her a large selection of toys which she pushed around in a mini shopping trolley.

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