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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR TODDLER
& DAY BEDS
WARNING: ENTRAPMENT / STRANGULATION
HAZARD
Infants have died in toddler beds from entrapment and strangulation.
Failure to follow these warnings and the assembly instructions could resulting serious injury or
death.
NEVER use bed with children under 15 months.
NEVER place bed near windows where cords from blinds or drapes may strangle a child.
The mattress intended for use on the bed shall be a full-size crib mattress having minimum
dimensions of 51-5/8 inches (1310mm) in length, 27-1/4inches (690mm) in width and 4 inches
(100 mm) in thickness, not exceeding 6 inches (152 mm) in thickness.
If guardrails are used as the mattress containment means, guardrail(s) provided must be used
to avoid the formation of a gap between the mattress and the bed that could cause an
entrapment.
DO NOT place bed near windows where cords from blinds or drapes may strangle a child.
DO NOT place items with a string, cord, or ribbon around a child’s neck, such as hood strings
or pacifier cords.
DO NOT suspend strings over a toddler bed for any pacifier cords.
A child using the toddler or day bed shall be at least 15 months of age and shall not weigh
more than 50lbs (22.7kgs).
