Childcare articles and children's equipment

This factsheet applies to Baby carriers. Baby carriers may include carriers with framed backs, soft carriers without framed support, and slings.

Baby nests are comprised of bolstered edges or sides positioned around a mattress area to offer a cushioned sleeping area for the baby.

Baby swings include swings intended for children up to a weight of 9kg or unable to sit up unaided.

Baby walking frames are products that a child is placed into and is intended to be used from when the child can sit up by themself until the child is able to walk by itself.

This factsheet applies to a range of bathing items and bathing aids for use with babies and small children.

Bedside sleepers are cribs of adjustable height that can be used as a standalone item of furniture or fixed to a bed. They feature one long side that can be dropped down (so that the baby can be easily accessed).

Car seats are used to transport young children in vehicles with the support of a child restraint. These include infant carriers, a supplementary chair, capable of being anchored to a power-driven vehicle.

Child bicycle seats are child seats for cycles, which are intended to be mounted on pedal cycles and electrically power assisted bicycles, in order to transport children with a weight from 9 kg up to 22 kg (approximately 9 months up to 5 years) and who are capable of sitting unaided.

Children’s clothing and textile products include all garments intended by design, production route or selling route to be worn by children up to the age of 14 years old.

Children’s cots are those for home use with an internal length greater than 900 mm but not more than 1400 mm.

Free standing children’s highchairs are items that elevate children to dining table height usually for the purposes of feeding or eating. Children’s highchairs are for children up to 3 years of age who are capable of sitting unaided.

This factsheet applies to Nursery and feeding items intended for children between 0 and 48 months of age.

Reclined cradles can be fixed or folding and are intended for children up to a weight of 9 kg or who are unable to sit up unaided.

Child safety barriers (also known as safety gates) are for domestic indoor use which are designed to be fitted across openings to limit a child’s access to specific areas and to prevent young children up to 24 months of age passing through.

Soothers are designed to be put in the mouths of babies for long periods to satisfy their sucking behaviours while soother holders include all products that are intended to connet a soother for babies and young children with any product.

Pushchairs, also known as strollers, and prams are those products designed for the carriage of one or more children, up to 15 kg each and up to 20 kg for any integrated platform on which a child can stand.