Nursery and Childcare Product Testing

Nursery and Childcare Product TestingQIMA’s accredited labs are fully equipped to provide a wide variety of testing services for Childcare and Nursery products to international requirements.Download a Sample ReportConsumer ProductsConsumer Product TestingNursery and Childcare Product Testing QC Tailored for the Nursery and Childcare IndustryNursery and childcare products include a variety of items that help people navigate the first few years of parenthood while ensuring their infant’s health, safety and comfort: from pacifiers and baby bottles, to high chairs, prams and strollers. Any brand, retailer or manufacturer catering to this sensitive market must hold product safety as their utmost priority. Safety fails of nursery and childcare products can mean more than reputational and financial damages to the brand: they can result in injury, life-long disability or even death of your youngest consumers.QIMA is fully accredited to help you ensure the quality and safety of your nursery and childcare products, including:Prams, carriages, strollers and other wheeled child conveyancesHigh chairs, chair mounted seats and booster seatsInfant carriers (handheld, soft, frame)Carry cots and standsBaby walking framesCribs, cradles and children’s cotsDrinking equipment for childrenDummies and pacifiersStationary activity centersNeed more information?By contacting QIMA you agree to our privacy policy and terms and conditions.Nursery and Childcare Products Testing ExpertiseQIMA’s quality control and quality assurance programs are designed to ensure that your nursery and childcare products comply with all requirements of your destination market and exceed your buyers’ expectations.Our experts can advise you on designing custom testing programs for your specific products and markets, which can include any combination of the following:Risk Assessment and Design EvaluationRegulatory Compliance TestsChemical and Analytical TestsPhysical and Mechanical TestsPerformance and Reliability TestsLabeling Requirements including warningsOur tests for nursery and childcare products, conducted by product safety experts, include:Torque/TensionDrop/ImpactPhthalates contentSeam strengthSharp points/edgesTipping resistanceLead contentEntrapment PerformanceSmall partsStatic load testStability test and overloadChildcare and Nursery Product Testing to International StandardsOur fully accredited laboratories will help you ensure compliance with every aspect of product quality and safety for your destination market:International standards for nursery and childcare products:ISO 9221-1, Furniture – Children’s High ChairsISO 9221-2, Furniture – Children’s High ChairsUS standards for nursery and childcare products:16 CFR 1216, Infant Walkers16 CFR 1225, Handheld Infant Carriers16 CFR 1226, Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers16 CFR 1227, Carriages and Strollers16 CFR 1230, Frame Child Carriers16 CFR 1231 High Chair16 CFR 1237 Booster seatASTM F2012, Stationary Activity CentersASTM F2050, Hand-Held Infant CarriersASTM F2236, Soft Infant and Toddler CarriersASTM F2549, Frame Child CarriersASTM F2640, Booster SeatsASTM F404, High ChairsASTM F833, Carriages and StrollersASTM F977, Infant WalkersASTM F1004 Expansion gates and expandable enclosuresASTM F2194-16 & 16 CFR 1218 Bassinets and CradlesEU standards for nursery and childcare products:EN 1130: Cribs and cradlesEN 1273: Baby Walking FramesEN 13209: Baby CarriersEN 14350-1: Drinking Equipment for ChildrenEN 1466: Carry Cots and StandsEN 16120: Chair Mounted SeatsEN 1888: Wheeled Child ConveyancesEN 716: Children’s Cots and Folding CotsEN 14372 - Cutlery and feeding utensils.EN 1400 - Child use and care articles - Soothers for babies and young children -Child use and careEN14988 - High ChairEN 12586 - Soother holder & Consumer Goods (Babies’ Dummies and Dummy Chains)EN 12790 - Reclined cradlesEN 12221- Changing units for domestic useEN 16232 - Infant SwingsEN 12227 - PlaypensAustralia and New Zealand standards for nursery and childcare products:AS 2432: Babies’ DummiesAS 4684: High ChairsAS/NZS 2088: Prams and StrollersAS/NZS 2172: Cots for Household UseAS/NZS 2195: Folding Cots & Consumer Protection Notice No. 4 of 2008AS/NZS 4385: Infants' Rocking CradlesCCA, Consumer Protection Notice No. 1 of 2013 (baby walkers)CCA, Consumer Protection Notices No. 33 of 2011 (babies’ dummies)CCA, Consumer Protection Notices No. 34 of 2011 (babies’ dummies)TPA, Consumer Protection Notice No 4 of 2006 (babies’ dummies)TPA, Consumer Protection Notice No. 6 of 2005 (children’s household cots)TPA, Consumer Protection Notice No. 8 of 2007 (prams and strollers)Trade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standard) (Baby Bath Aids) Regulations 2005By contacting QIMA you agree to our privacy policy and terms and conditions.Latest insights from QIMALatest insights from QIMABAROMETERQIMA 2024 Q1 Barometer: 2023 in Review: Is Nearshoring Becoming China’s Plus One?View InsightQUICK GUIDEUnderstanding The EU Green Deal: A Comprehensive Guide for BusinessesDownloadSAMPLE REPORTCTPAT Audit ReportDownloadBAROMETERQIMA 2023 Q4 BarometerView Insight