14 years, over 7,000 homes
For parents of babies 0 to 24 months

Your baby will find the hazard before you do.

Unless you've already found it.

This is the room by room plan we use in real homes, on real jobs. Find every hazard, fix the ones that matter, and get it done before the next milestone. Without buying a single thing you don't need.

An inside page from the plannerCover of the Home Baby Proofing Planner

41 pages. One weekend.

A checklist and a plan page for every room, a milestone map, a buying guide, and the mistakes we fix after DIY.

PDF. Read on your phone or print the worksheets. Price and details further down.

The home is where it happens.

Not the road. Not the park. Home, the place they spend most of their time.

9 in 10By some estimates, nine in ten injuries to young children happen in or around their own home, usually while someone is right there.
About 40%In wealthy countries like ours, injury is behind roughly four in ten child deaths. Falls, poisoning, choking, burns, drowning.
Every 53 minutesIn the US, a child is treated in emergency for a piece of furniture or a TV tipping over. The same furniture is in Australian homes.
SecondsA tip over, a fall down the stairs, a blind cord. Most of what we see on jobs happened faster than a parent could cross the room.

None of this is about blame. Nobody can watch every second. That's why the house has to do some of the watching.

Most of those homes weren't unsafe. They were missing a few key steps. Not a renovation. Not a house full of products. A few steps, in the right order, before the baby gets there first.

Sources: World Health Organization, World Report on Child Injury Prevention. US Consumer Product Safety Commission, tip-over report.

Two toddlers climbing a bookshelf, photographed from behind

The deadline isn't a sale ending. It's the next milestone.

Every new skill opens up a new set of risks that weren't there last week.

The ideal time to start is around six months. Already past that? Then the right time is today, and the planner tells you which rooms to do first.

What it costs to get this wrong. And to get it right.

Nobody plans for the first list. The second one is the whole decision.

Getting it wrong

  • One trip to emergency$732What each presentation costs the health system in Australia. Overseas, it's often your bill.
  • A parent's day off work$417Average full-time day in Australia. Most injuries need more than one.
  • The gate bought in a hurry, then replaced$39 and up, twiceA pressure gate at the top of the stairs is the most common thing we're called to fix.

Getting it right

  • A full install with Mitch, Sydney$400 to $2,000Depends on the home. Gates, anchors, locks, restrictors, fitted properly.
  • A safety walk through with Mitch, Sydney$75He looks, you listen, you get the list.
  • The planner, every room, anywhere$14The same walk through, written down, for you to do this weekend.

Sources: IHACPA National Hospital Cost Data Collection, average cost per emergency department presentation, 2018 to 19. ABS Average Weekly Earnings, May 2026, full-time adult ordinary time earnings of $2,083.70 a week. Bunnings, Perma Child Safety retractable gate, October 2026.

Why most parents get stuck.

You're not lazy and you're not careless. Everything you find just makes it harder.

  • The 200 item checklist.No way to tell which three matter this month.
  • The product that looks right, and isn't.A pressure gate at the top of the stairs is the most common thing we're called to fix.
  • "We'll just supervise."Nobody can watch a crawling baby for 14 hours a day. Safety goes into the house, so supervision is the backup.
  • Your house isn't the one in the guide.Renting, glass walls, stairs with nothing to fix to.

The same walk through Mitch does on a job, written down.

Over 7,000 homes, it's ended up the same steps every time.

1

Find the risks

Look at each room through your baby's eyes. Write down what you see.

2

Pick the fix

Some risks need a product. Some need something moved. Some just need a routine to change.

3

Do the worst first

The six hazards that cause serious injury go first. Everything else can wait for the next milestone.

4

Tick it off

A worksheet for every room. What you found, what you need, done.

The six that go first

StairsWaterTip oversWindowsPoisonsBurns

What you get.

One PDF. Everything below is inside it.

A plan page for every room

Nursery to pet spaces. The risks, what to do, what you might need, and a priority rating.

The milestone map

What changes at every stage and what to fix before it arrives.

The "do these first" rule

So your first weekend goes on the things that matter, not corner cushions.

How to buy a product that works

Six questions to ask before you buy. Saves buying things twice.

The mistakes we fix after DIY

Gates, anchors, locks, restrictors. Where each belongs, plus glass, plaster and rentals.

The re-check at every milestone

Go through the house again without starting from scratch.

Bonus: emergency numbers and support

One page for the fridge.

Bonus: the 2 minute Home Safety Scorecard

Score your home room by room. Linked on the download page.

What it saves you: the second trip to the hardware store, the gate you return, and the moment your baby finds the hazard first.

Read it tonight. Start this weekend.

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Mitch installing a hardware mounted gate Holly from First Steps Safe Steps

Written by the people who do this every day.

Mitch and Holly. Husband and wife, parents of four, 14 years, over 7,000 homes.

Mitch is a carpenter who trained in professional baby proofing in London before setting up in Sydney. Holly is an educator and Safety Ambassador for the Infant and Nursery Products Alliance Australia.

Very helpful without being focused on selling products.Aleks, Google review
So knowledgeable about the latest health and safety standards.Chloe, Google review

Parents who went first.

From families who've worked through it.

I knew we needed to baby proof our home but honestly had no idea where to start. This planner made it feel so much less overwhelming. I loved being able to work through each room and actually understand what needed doing first. Wish I'd had this with my first baby!Julianne, mum of 2
We thought we'd done a pretty good job baby proofing until we read this. There were so many little things we hadn't even considered. It's practical, easy to follow and full of advice that actually makes sense for a busy family home. We've already made quite a few changes.Michael, dad of 3
What I really liked was that it wasn't just a big list of things to buy. It helped us look at our home differently and work out what we could move, change or secure. The room by room approach was brilliant, and being able to tick things off made it feel achievable. Would definitely recommend to other parents.George, dad of 2
Honestly, such a worthwhile $14. I was spending so much time Googling what we needed and getting completely different advice everywhere. Having everything in one place, with clear explanations and checklists, has been so helpful. It's something I'll keep coming back to as our little one grows.Emma, mum of 1
$39

$14

Launch price, first month only

Why $14?

The planner is $39, and that's what it's worth. But we're a Sydney family business. We can only get into so many homes a week, and we hear from parents in London, Auckland and Texas who want the same help. So for launch we've dropped it to $14, because we'd rather it was in as many homes as possible while we get it out there. The answer should never be "I'll wait".

Holly and Mitch

About two coffees. Yours to keep, print and re-read at every milestone.

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Questions.

Is this a printed book?

No, it's a PDF. Read it on your phone, or print the worksheet pages for the fridge.

I'm not in Australia. Can I still use it?

Yes. The method works in any home. The emergency numbers and product standards we reference are Australian, so check your local equivalents.

Does it replace having Mitch come out?

For a lot of homes, yes. For tricky stairs, glass balustrades and rentals, the planner tells you when it's worth a visit. If you're in Sydney, a safety walk through with Mitch is $75 and a full install is $400 to $2,000 depending on the home.

Do I get it straight away?

Yes. On the next screen after payment, and by email.

Find it before they do.

Start with the room that worries you most.

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