For buyers
Nurseries & Daycares
A nursery buys a dollhouse for a room, not for a child: it has to survive a dozen children a day, sit at a height they can reach without climbing, and be cleanable with a cloth at the end of the session. The purchase is usually small - one or two houses per room, replaced or extended each year - and the questions are stability, fixed fittings, small parts and surface finish rather than the number of storeys. This page sets out what suits a nursery or daycare setting, and where the catalogue stops: houses built for 2-4 year olds with nothing loose to swallow, supplied in the quantities a single setting can use.
What this buyer needs from the range
- A house under 40 cm high with a wide base, so it stands on a low table or the floor and a child can reach every room without climbing on it.
- Fixed or glued fittings and no loose small parts in the carton: pre-fitted stairs, glued chimneys and a family packed as a separate age-graded set rather than loose in the house.
- A wipe-clean, water-based paint film and an unpainted or sealed interior where children will handle it most, with the report status for the destination market stated per model.
- A pack quantity that suits one setting: MOQ on this band starts at 1 pcs on several models, so a nursery order does not have to be a container.
- A spare-parts route for the figures and loose furniture, because a missing figure from a family set is the commonest complaint in shared settings.
How we supply it
- Small orders at model MOQ, with mixed cartons across houses, families and room pieces where the quantities allow it.
- An age grade confirmed at the strictest component, so a 3+ house and a 3+ family set are not mixed into a 2+ label by accident.
- Carton and product labels that state the age grade and the small-parts position for the destination market.
- Replacement figures, room pieces and fittings quoted per model and packed with the next order.
FAQ
Are wooden dollhouses safe for a nursery setting?
The safe answer depends on three things we can confirm per model rather than one badge: the stability of the house with a child leaning on it, the size of the loose parts in or with the carton, and the surface finish. A house under 40 cm with a base wider than its height, fixed fittings and no loose furniture is the shape that suits a nursery; a three-storey house with a bag of small chairs is a different risk and belongs with older children. We state the age grade, the loose-part position and the report status per model before the order. Nothing on this site is a claim that a model has been cleared for a particular market.
Can a nursery order a small quantity?
Yes. MOQ on the small houses in this catalogue starts at 1 pcs on several models, and 52 of the 130 published models quote at 10 pcs or fewer, which is the reason this line suits a single setting. A nursery order of two houses, one family set and a room piece is a normal enquiry, and it can share a carton with a slightly larger order from the same buyer group. Above those quantities the price structure changes because the carton and the pick cost dominate, but the minimum itself is not the barrier it is on a large house. We confirm the pack quantity against the carton before quoting.
What finish suits a daycare room?
A water-based paint film on a sealed surface, with as few unsealed edges as the design allows, because the house will be wiped down far more often than a home one. Natural or lightly painted interiors are easier to clean than deep printed graphics, and printed wall paper effects are the first thing to look tired after a year of shared use. We ask workshops for the paint system and the report status per model, and we say when a finish is not suitable for repeated wiping. Ask for a sample of the finish before committing a room to it; a sample house in the hand answers the cleaning question faster than a specification sheet.
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