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Coast is our cool and durable carrycot/pushchair travel system which features stylish detailing and premium marl fabrics. Coast is fully accessorised with a co-ordinating deeply padded footmuff and super practical pram bag.
Tide is our new multi-terrain pushchair with an overnight sleeping approved carrycot, reversible multi-recline pushchair seat and effortless freestanding fold.
Introducing the all new Wave, our future-proof travel system that’s designed especially for growing families.
Suburban, stylish, sustainable – Reef is our multi-terrain travel system offering the ultimate in baby comfort no matter where your adventures take you.
Dune, our contemporary and compact urban travel system proves there’s no need to compromise when it comes to style and functionality.
Add an award-winning Dream i-Size Infant Carrier & Base with your Coast pushchair, designed for everyday strolls
Our lightest, most compact multi-terrain pushchair, Tide is made for exploring. Includes Accessory pack with a changing rucksack, footmuff, phone holder and cup holder.
Our lightest, most compact multi-terrain pushchair, Tide is made for exploring. With 4-wheel suspens...
Our lightest, most compact multi-terrain pushchair, Tide is made for exploring. With 4-wheel suspens...
Everything you need with your Wave pram including Dream i-Size infant carrier & base, changing bag, footmuff, phone holder and snack tray
Turn your Wave pram into a Travel System with an award-winning Dream i-Size infant carrier
Everything you need with your Reef pram including a First Bed Folding Carrycot, Dream i-Size infant carrier, changing bag, footmuff, phone holder and snack tray
Reef, our multi-terrain travel system offering the ultimate in baby comfort no matter where your adventures take you with its freestanding fold, first bed folding carrycot and off road wheels with a travel pack
Everything you need with your Dune pram including a First Bed Folding Carrycot, Dream i-Size infant carrier, changing bag, footmuff, phone holder and snack tray
Combine your Dune pram with a Newborn Pod and an award-winning Dream i-Size infant carrier and Travel pack.
Everything you need with your Dune pram including a Compact Folding Carrycot, Dream i-Size infant carrier, changing bag, footmuff, phone holder and snack tray
Combine your Dune pram with a Compact Folding Carrycot and an award-winning Dream i-Size infant carrier
For everyday strolls with a one hand fold
Upgrade your daily strolls with Zest, our everyday pushchair offering style and comfort for both parents and babies.
Makes mealtimes fun
Eat&Play is the 4-in-1 highchair and play table that does it all. Transforming effortlessly from...
For snacking, weaning and playtime
Start you little one's weaning journey
Awarded the safest infant carrier for your newborn by ADAC, when used with the Dream i-Size base
The only 360° rotating car seat you need, suitable from birth to approx. 12 years
The multi-stage car seat, growing with your child from 15 months to approx. 12 years of age
Our high-back booster seat from 4 to 12 years old, approved to the latest R129/03 safety standard
Simple and beautiful, the Bromley nursery furniture collection offers the perfect canvas for creatin...
Create the best nursery for your little one to nap, play and grow with the Bromley Oak 3-piece nurse...
Special edition auto-folding super stroller.
Special edition 360° rotating, all stage car seat.
Special edition one-pop travel cot, co-sleeper and playpen.
It’s been 20 years since the Adoption and Children Act was made law in 2002, modernising the adoption process in the UK and making it legal for LGBT people to adopt.
To celebrate Pride Month, The Edit caught up with Jo-Ann Swanston-King, Adoption Lead at Barnardo’s, on the adoption process for the LGBTQ+ community and how Barnardo’s is helping to change negative attitudes on the topic.
Why is it so important that LGBTQ+ people can adopt?
It is important as they form part of a diverse range of people who can offer children security and stability. They can also offer a range of skills and experiences that straight adopters might not be able to offer. Adoption can give children security and experience of family life when they are unable to get this from their birth families. Children who are adopted are likely to achieve in all areas of their lives if they have a stable and secure family life experience, and adoption can provide better life opportunities for adopted children. Each adopter will have skills and experiences they can bring to caring for an adopted child and LGBTQ+ adopters are included in this.
Has there been a rise in LGBTQ+ people adopting since it was made legal in 2002?
Yes, prior to the changes to the law LGBTQ+ people could not adopt as a couple and the changes in law made this possible.
"Children who are adopted are likely to achieve in all areas of their lives if they have a stable and secure family life experience."
Have adoption rates risen since 2002 as a result of LGBT adoption being legalised?
There has definitely been a rise in the number of approved adopters since 2002 and this has been as a direct result of government drives to increase the numbers of people who are approved. Recruitment of prospective adopters has been targeted to achieve a more diverse range of prospective adopters including LGBTQ+ people.
What is the process for LGBTQ+ people to adopt in the UK – has this changed since 2002?
LGBTQ+ people can adopt as a single person or as a couple and the process of being assessed as an adopter is the same for both LGBTQ+ and straight people. The process from registering your interest to adopt with an agency and being approved as suitable to adopt should last approximately six months, and since 2003 it is undertaken in two stages. Stage one will last approximately two months, is adopter led and involves the completion of statutory checks and references by the agency and preparation by the prospective adopter. Stage two is the assessment process and should last approximately four months.
"LGBTQ+ people can adopt as a single person or as a couple and the process of being assessed as an adopter is the same for both LGBTQ+ and straight people."
Would you say LGBTQ+ adoption has been normalised?
LGBTQ+ adopters are seen as a valuable resource for children who need adoption and Barnardo’s welcomes enquiries from LGBTQ+ people who want to consider extending their family through adoption. There are a lot of resources such as books and films that can support children to understand that families look different and children waiting for adoption will be prepared with this in mind. As always there might be some general attitudes that don’t support LGBTQ+ adoption and prospective adopters will be supported to look at how they will respond to any negative attitudes and how they will support children with this too.
Do all adoption agencies allow LGBTQ+ adoption, or is there is still some reluctance in certain places?
In England it is against the law to refuse someone an application to register their interest to adopt based on their sexuality. There are some agencies who are more experienced on recruiting, training and approving LGBTQ+ adopters, so it is important that if you are interested in adopting as an LGBTQ+ person that you find an agency that you feel is the right fit to support you in your adoption journey.
How could attitudes towards LGBTQ+ adoption be further helped, thus making the process easier and more desirable for LGBTQ+ couples?
The process is the same for LGBTQ+ families as it is for heterosexual families, however social workers from Barnardo’s regularly access diversity training that includes looking at practice around assessing LGBTQ+ families that aims to support a better assessment experience for LGBTQ+ people.
Barnardo’s values the diversity that LGBTQ+ families can bring to adoption, and it is important that the images and messages we use highlights this. We also encourage our LGBTQ+ families to become a member of New Family Social of which Barnardo’s is a member agency. This gives them access to peer support which we know is invaluable.