Nearly 300,000 Toddler Towers Have Been Recalled After at Least 100 Reports of Injuries, Tipping, Slips, and Collapses

The first toddler tower recall following CR’s investigation affected certain models of the Little Partners Grow ’N Stow Folding Learning Tower (though this was not one of the products that CR tested as part of our evaluation). The CPSC announced in November 2025 that the company had received 14 reports of folding towers collapsing, including one report of an injury. Little Partners offered consumers with affected models a free repair kit that would replace the stabilizing crossbar with a new one.

“We took this matter seriously from the outset and remain committed to working with consumers, the CPSC, ASTM, and others in the industry to promote the safe use of kitchen standing towers,” said Ken Waldman, CEO of Little Partners. He added that he is actively involved in the development of a new industry safety standard for toddler towers. “We believe establishing a dedicated standard will help improve the safety of these products throughout the industry.”

In April 2026, three more toddler tower recalls were announced on the same day: the Toetol Home Tower Stool, the Wiifo Children’s Tower Stool, and the Amzcmj DGD Children’s Tower Stool. 

The Toetol stool was one of the toddler towers that CR tested as part of our 2025 investigation. When we tested it for stability and for entrapment risk, the Toetol failed both of these tests. The company didn’t comment on the results for our original story, and also did not respond to recent questions about their safety testing procedures regarding this recall. The CPSC said that it was aware of 18 reports of the Toetol stools collapsing, resulting in 11 injuries, including contusions, cuts, and scrapes.

The Wiifo and the Amzcmj DGD stools weren’t included in CR’s tests, but the CPSC said that it was aware of 22 incidents of the Wiifo stools collapsing, resulting in six injuries such as contusions and scrapes. The Amzcmj DGD stool was involved in seven incidents of children falling from the stool or becoming entrapped in it, resulting in four injuries, such as contusions, splinters, and scrapes, according to the agency. 

“Our product meets established safety benchmarks for its category,” a representative from Wiifo told CR, adding that the industry’s official safety tests were still under deliberation. Amzcmj DGD did not respond to CR’s questions about its safety testing procedures.

All three companies whose products were recalled in April offered full refunds, instructing consumers to disassemble the product, send photos of the disassembled stool to the company to receive a refund, and then throw the pieces away.

On May 14, 2026, the CPSC announced recalls of two more toddler towers: over 25,000 units of the Guidecraft Kitchen Helper Towers and 125,200 units of the Cosyland Children’s Tower Stools, both models that had been included in CR’s safety investigation. The CPSC stated that the “platform inside the recalled [Guidecraft] tower can loosen over time, causing it to become unstable or detach, and ultimately posing a fall hazard to young children,” and that the Cosyland stool posed both tip-over and entrapment risks. Both companies offered repair kits that they said would remedy the problems.

Guidecraft’s President, Gary Bilezikian, co-leads a committee that is developing an industry safety standard for toddler towers, along with Ken Waldman of Little Partners. When CR asked Bilezikian about the terms of the Guidecraft Kitchen Helper Towers recall, he said, “We have provided full refunds when requested, but the majority of customers who responded were provided the repair kit, which included both the crossbar and the platform, and were satisfied by this fix.” 

A representative from Cosyland told CR that “the products were tested and reviewed according to the standards and compliance requirements identified for their product classification at the time,” and said that, in addition to the repair kits, the company would review requests for full refunds on a case-by-case basis.

The latest recalls so far to follow CR’s investigation were announced on July 16, 2026. The Boon Pivot Collapsible Toddler Tower Kitchen Step Stools and the Sdadi Kitchen Step Stool were both featured in our earlier evaluations. Our safety experts had identified that the Boon and the Sdadi towers each presented both a tip-over risk and an entrapment risk. Tomy, Boon’s parent company, offered the customers of almost 117,000 units free repair parts that the company said would stabilize the stools and prevent tip-overs. The recall notice for the Sdadi stool said that the company was offering full refunds for their 5,952 affected units, and told consumers to stop using them immediately.

“When potential safety risks were identified, we proactively and voluntarily worked alongside the CPSC to establish a comprehensive, hassle-free reimbursement plan,” a Sdadi representative told CR. “We continue to execute this recall swiftly to support and protect our customer families.” Tomy, the parent company for the Boon brand, did not respond to CR’s requests for comment.

There were two other toddler tower recalls that were announced in the months leading up to our investigation. The fold-up Onasti Toddler Tower Stool was recalled in March 2025 after several incidents involving falls, including one that caused a brain injury to a toddler, according to the CPSC. At the end of July 2025, hundreds of thousands of Cosco Kitchen Stepper stools were recalled after multiple reports of children falling out of them because the “safety bar” detached or broke during everyday use. Online reviewers told stories of their children breaking an arm, splitting a lip, or getting a concussion from falling out of the Cosco stool.

Editor’s Note: This article, originally published in April 2026, was updated and expanded in July 2026 to include additional toddler tower recalls.