Meets safety standards - Complies or exceeds requirements of EN1930, the safety standard for safety barriers including stair gates as well all the relevant clauses of the toy standard EN71Series.

Is your home safe for little explorers? Selina Russel, in-house safety expert at Fred Safety, offers the following home baby proofing safety tips:

What Type of Baby Gate is Best?

Be careful with hot drinks. Keep cups and glasses out of reach of little hands. Don’t carry your baby and hot drink at the same time. They come in a number of heights and widths; can fit across stairs, in doorways, or even across entire rooms; and are easy for adults to open one handed (useful when you have a baby on your hip!) while also being secure enough to withstand small, curious hands. Be aware of household chemicals, medicines or poisonous liquids. Keep out of a child’s reach and store in high cupboards.

A baby gate is a name for a plastic or metal gate which is placed in hallways and doorways as a method of baby proofing. A baby gate is used by parents to stop (or allow if needed) access to various rooms and areas of the home which could be dangerous if they were to go there without supervision. Meets safety standards - Complies or exceeds the requirements of EN1930, the safety standard for safety barriers including stair gates as well as all the relevant clauses of the toy standard EN71Series. The Betta Care Easy fit baby stair gate is another no frills pressure fit gate to consider as you baby proof your home. The unique difference with this model is that it comes in so many difference widths to suit door openings or corridors up to 147.8cm in width. Otherwise, this is just your average baby gate which doesn’t do anything fancy but doesn’t do anything poorly either!Fred`s TipDon’t be tempted to climb over the gate. Children may try and copy you, and could reduce the gate`s effectiveness in protecting your child. A baby stair gate does what it says on the tin. Typically made from wood, metal, or plastic, they provide protective barriers to prevent babies, toddlers, older children and family pets from accessing certain parts of the home. Yes, the Crystal Designer Hardware Mount Baby Gate comes with a removal tool that allows for easily removal from the FastMount Rails. + Can this baby gate be used outside? Think of the world from a little one’s perspective: What could you see if you were at their level? Get down on your knees so you can see what they see! Look out for any potential dangers you can spot at their eye level. The four sizes available are 71-81cm, 71-98cm, 97-106cm and 97-133cm which is rather broad, especially the largest version which reaches a whopping 133cm. They are all 75 cm tall which is pretty standard. The screw pressure corners are pretty standard and work pretty well, the grip is tight and the gate can take a considerable push. It conforms with European standards and we’d have no problem with this in our house protecting our little ones.