Mr Whitfieldsaid savings could be made in the way new equipment was purchased and in the way the management of the service was structured, without "hitting front line services".
Hasbro was involved in much more drastic price cutting in the holiday season though, especially in Toys R Us stores, Sterne Agee analyst Marget Whitfieldsaid in a note to investors.
Referring to the seven-year-old boy who was forced to eat custard when he was crying and gagging, the Teaching Agency said Mrs Whitfield's actions were "plainly inappropriate".