Fred Safety Screw Fit Acrylic Clear-View Baby Safety Gate to Fit Openings 75cm to 100cm

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There were no safety issues with this screw-fit Baby Dan stair gate, which is available in beechwood as well as metal. Be aware of household chemicals, medicines or poisonous liquids. Keep out of a child’s reach and store in high cupboards.

Hayley Jones, mum of three and blogger at Devon Mama Opens a new window, explains "A stairgate is a safety device that acts as a barrier to stop babies and young children (and pets!) from getting through. A baby gate for stairs usually goes at the top or bottom of a set of stairs, and creates a gated barrier between the two sides of the stairwell, stopping anyone from going up or down. The gate mechanism is designed so that it's not easy to open for young children or babies, but it can be easily undone by an adult to allow them through. It prevents accidental access, reducing the chance of your little one injuring themselves by being unattended on the stairs and falling down them." What type of baby stair gate should you buy? Free standing baby gates: Play pen style gates provide a clear, secure area for your baby but can take up space. Meets safety standards - Complies or exceeds the requirements of EN1930, the safety standard for safety barriers including stair gates as well all the relevant clauses of the toy standard EN71Series. Screw-fit gates are the best type to use at the top of the stairs because they are the most secure and don’t cause a trip hazard. Fred`s TipGet in the habit of closing the gate every time you pass through, even when your child is asleep. Ensure that visitors know to do the same.

If you're planning on getting a dog (but a baby could also be on the horizon), you're best off choosing a baby stair gate that holds up in our tests so you can be assured that it will be suitable for protecting both children and animals. While pressure-fit gates can be used at the bottom of a staircase, or in a doorway or other narrow openings, they’re not suitable for the top of a staircase, as the bottom bar of the frame can pose a trip hazard. We put all stair gates through an impact test where they are hit three times with a 25kg weight (that's roughly the same weight as a small female labrador or a large springer spaniel), to see if the gate comes loose or breaks. Fred`s TipDon’t be tempted to climb over the gate. Children may try and copy you, and could reduce its effectiveness in protecting your child.

The most popular recommendations were pulled together to include in a longlist of approximately 30 stair gates, then whittled down to form our final shortlist. How we tested the stair gates Gates at the top of a staircase should always open towards the landing, not out across the staircase Although the Safety 1st SecureTech Flat Step Safety Gate is the only pressure-fit gate that claims to be able to be used at the top of a staircase, we still think it’s preferable to use a screw-fit, wall-mounted gate wherever possible. This leaves far less room for error and, once the gate is installed correctly, it won’t shift even if your child pulls on it. There’s also no ground bar to cause a trip hazard.We've split our recommendations into the different types of stair gate you can buy, so you can find one that's best suited for your house and needs.