Door Barriers and Safety Gates are an important safety device to stop little ones from getting access to areas they shouldn’t be in, or to block off dangerous areas such as stairways. Door Barriers are generally devices that spread out to block off an area and are quite low, enabling parents and other adults to easily step over them, whereas Safety Gates can be larger, and usually unlatch to open up and let adults through. Door Barriers and Safety Gates can usually either be hardware or pressure mounted - that is, they can be designed to screw into the wall or door frame, or designed to wedge in snugly, which means they can also be easily removed and used in other places.

Here at ABC Baby Warehouse, we offer a range of Door Barriers and Safety Gates to ensure that you don’t have to worry about your child wandering where they shouldn’t be. We also offer the Eva Foam Door Stopper, a great device that simply fastens around a door to avoid pinched fingers in doors and also prevent children accidentally locking themselves into a room.

For door barriers, it is important to measure and ensure that you are getting a barrier that will fit securely into the required space. Simple and effective door barriers include the Babyhood Door Gate which fits doorways from 68-98 cm, and the Extra Large Door Barrier, for spaces from 155-215 cm.

For a strong and durable metal Safety Gate, with secure locks at both the top and bottom, the Swing Back Gate is suitable for widths of 75-85 cm.

The Tee-Sed Safety Gate range is a very popular choice, and includes the Dream Baby Swing Closed Security Gate at 97-108 cm and an Extra Tall version at 71-82 cm. These are intended mostly for doorway use. For hallways, the Dream Baby Hallway Security Gate, from 97-108 cm, is a great option, and it also comes in an Extra Tall.

The Swing Closed Security Gate and the Hallway Security Gate also easily attach to optional extensions of 9cm, 18cm, and 27cm, opening up to a maximum of 162 cm. The Extra Tall Swing Closed Security Gate and Extra Tall Hallway Security Gate also have available extensions in 9cm, 18cm and 27cm.

RC2 manufacture an ergonomically designed, sleek and modern looking All Clear Swing Gate Everywhere, which is designed around a large clear plastic panel rather than bars or beams. This Safety Gate can either be hardware or pressure mounted, so it can either be a temporary or more permanent addition to your home. For the busy parent, RC2 also have designed a Hands Free Gate that can be operated by foot pedal

Safety Gates are an important device for safe-guarding your children, but make sure that you purchase a device that is appropriate for the area that you are planning to use it in, and carefully read the instructions when setting the safety gate or door barrier up.