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On behalf of our readers, staff in nurseries and schools around the country have put a wide range of products through their paces to assess their value in the workplace, and have given each item a star rating UNDER-THREES

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First Steps Baby Walker

Vtech (29.99) ****

Telephone 01235 546810

www.vtechuk.com

Tested by Sure Start Neighbourhood Nursery, Gloucester

This has a detachable learning centre with shapes and light-up musical keys and features letters, words, numbers, animals, colours, songs and nursery rhymes. There is also a telephone and moving butterfly, discs and rollers to encourage manipulative skills, and a brake for extra friction.

Tester's report

We found that all our under-threes enjoyed this toy, whatever their abilities. It is bright and attractive and stood up well to some very robust handling over the month we tested it. It is entirely safe and easy to clean. I would score it particularly highly for use with children who have special needs.

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