Type: Plastic booster seat with tray that attaches to adult chair with straps | Materials: BPA-free plastics; canvas straps | Suitable from: 6 months+ | Harness: Yes | Wheels? Every high chair in our roundup below has been tested by our reviewers in their homes with the help of their own babies. A high chair that’s designed to grow with your child, you can use this as a standard high chair along with its tray, but we like that you can also remove the tray, so your child can be pulled right up to the table, and there are wheels on the back legs to help with this manoeuvre. In the Lab, we test high chairs to determine how easy it is to do a number of important things: assemble the chair, secure the child, adjust the harness, set the height and tilt of the chair, remove the tray and clean everything.

With zero padding, the whole thing wipes clean without much effort, and it's incredibly light to carry around. It has all the standard safety features we look for including a five-point harness and restraint bar.

com), which are sold separately, for younger babies, as it will help prop them up, if they’re still a bit wobbly. While the fundamentals of both chairs are similar, the Nomi feels more streamlined, provides better support, and – in our tester’s opinion – has a more comfortable seat, making it the superior option. The wheels on the bottom of the legs are great for moving it around the house, but aren’t ideal for storage. There's no reason for us to respond to pressure from retailers or brands trying to promote new products. To find out which highchairs are the best, our parent tester put some of the UK's top-rated models their paces.

We did find the tray was slightly on the small side for our toddlers, who like to spread their mess far and wide. And testers tell us that, even though the footprint is pretty standard, they tend to trip over the wooden legs as they pass by in the kitchen. Our toddler had trouble squeezing in – although you can adjust the tray depth and foot-rest height – but it’s perfect for a weaning baby. For older babies and toddlers, a familiar chair often signals ‘mealtimes’ to them, allowing them to eat free from distraction and out of harm’s way.

Bonus points were given for high chairs that are good from infancy or that stretch into the preschool years. There’s a recline option, too, which means it can be used by babies from as young as three months, when they start to show an interest in wanting to sit upright and join you at the table, but can’t quite support themselves.

We appreciate that it doesn't waste much space, but there's no way to adjust the height, lean the chair back or fold it up for storage.and recline: Not all high chairs have adjustable heights or a recline feature, but we gave points to chairs that did. We work hard to provide honest and independent advice you can trust – brands can’t pay to be featured in our articles or win a Mumsnet Best award. Then, depending on the size and independence of your child, you may want to switch to a booster seat on an adult chair.