Shop our wide selection of baby gates at Babies “R” Us! As your little ones become more mobile, installing baby gates for stairs and other childproof gates is an important safety upgrade for your home. Choose from mesh, wooden, or metal looks and materials; wall-mounted or no-drill, pressure-fit designs; retractable or collapsible styles; extra-wide and narrow models – there are loads of options to suit various spaces throughout your home. Beyond the peace of mind that babyproofing your family’s home brings, remember to consider your outdoor space as well: you may have walkways or deck stairs you want to secure with an outdoor gate to keep children (and pets) safer.
Whether you’re looking for a wide doorway gate to manage pets and kids around your kitchen, or for a top of stairs gate, a quality safety gate can really enhance your parental peace of mind. Consider the look you want to achieve: there are a wide selection of modern metal baby gates or wooden safety gates – materials that coordinate with a variety of décor styles. These may be especially appealing if you will leave your baby gates installed long-term. Or you can choose a simpler style that’s less about blending in, especially if you want a removable model that you store away when it’s not needed. A baby gate for stairs needs to be a hardware-mounted design which is sturdy and often designed to auto-close – especially reassuring when you’re passing through often, sometimes with your arms full. Many wooden and metal stair blocker gate models offer extenders and other screw-in hardware to install baby gates securely into banisters or walls, depending on your home’s design. For open-concept homes, extendable gates, mesh gates or extra-wide baby gates can help span those high-traffic doorways.
Indoor gates and outdoor gates can help to manage traffic in kitchens, near garages or gardens, and in other spaces where curious kids and pets might get into mischief. Consider a portable, folding play yard gate: it creates a freestanding barrier to safely contain a new crawler, a busy toddler, or even a rambunctious puppy while grownups are briefly preoccupied. (Some extra-tall safety gates may help to manage extra-energetic pets or really determined toddlers.) Collapsible gates are helpful for travel or for keeping at a grandparent or caregivers’ house because they can be stored when not in use. Especially in other peoples’ homes and similar unfamiliar spaces, the peace of mind that a good safety gate – properly used – brings is cheap at twice the price. It’s a simple way to exert some control over and make safer any environment your precious little one spends time in – indoors or outdoors.
A thorough job of childproofing your home may involve a variety of styles of baby gates. There is really no substitute for a proper – and properly installed – safety gate for stairs. A newly mobile baby can make surprising leaps in their skill and speed, so plan well ahead and get your security gates in place early. Think about the highest-traffic areas of your home and how they are used: if adults are frequently moving in and out of the kitchen or often have their hands full, a self-closing model might be the right choice. If older kids are also using the gates, you might choose a retractable model that is easy for them to open and close but will still foil little ones or pets.
It depends: once your child is capable of using the stairs safely and independently, you may wish to remove stair gates and doorway; similarly, once they are able to open or unlock the gates themselves, you may wish to uninstall the gates, unless you wish to keep them in place to keep pets secure.
Babies “R” us has a wide selection of baby gates: you can browse online and even visit your local store to ask our knowledgeable staff questions and see demonstrations of various models.
A pet gate is likely to be designed to contain puppies or small dogs indoors with a pressure-mounted design; this is not suitable for use with babies without constant supervision – buy and install a quality baby gate for use with children.
The best baby gate is the one that suits the space – doorway, top of stairs, outdoors, etc. – fits the desired width, and is installed correctly according to the manufacturer’s specifications.
A baby gate is appropriate for any age at which the child can creep or crawl, which varies for every baby; plan ahead to make your home safe and secure before your baby is really mobile to get the family accustomed to using the gates correctly.
The best model is one specifically designed for use in this location; there are a variety of designs and add-on hardware to help you safely and correctly install the gate in a variety of contexts: with or without banisters, etc.
For maximum safety, install baby gates both at the top and bottom of staircases: at the top of the stairs, the gate should always swing inward, not out over the stairs.
A pressure-fit baby gate is installed and held in place by springs or adjustable posts – they require no drilling into walls or banisters, but are less secure, and therefore not suitable for use at the top or bottom of stairs.
Retractable baby gates can be used for high-traffic areas, wide doorways, and outdoor settings like decks.
Choose the baby safety gates that best suit your home and family’s unique needs and spaces – doorway gates, stair barriers, play yard gates – by doing a thorough safety assessment and installing the right gate for the right use, according to the manufacturer’s directions.
A pressure-mounted baby gate does not require drilling; however, the safest gates for the top or bottom of stairs are hard-mounted and do require drilling.
A pressure-fit baby gate requires no drilling into walls or banisters, but is less secure, and therefore not suitable for use at the top or bottom of stairs.
