My 18 month old son loves this stool and very quickly figured out how to climb up and down. It was very easy to assemble and looks sleek/stylish. Only reason I’m giving 4 stars instead of 5 is because the top step where the child stands is kind of short- it feels like it should extend farther out to the end of the stool. It would be easy for your kid’s foot to slip off the front (although the bars would stop them from actually falling).