We bought this baby pool for our 16 months old son, because this was evaluated in other stores as well. Unfortunately, these stores had only the very small version and here we are then found it. My husband and I are thrilled with this pool. It can indeed be quite heavy bloat, but the effort is worth it! After all, what is particularly great, you can also inflate the ground and thus the little ones are well cushioned and not sit on the hard floor. Our little water rat did not want to get out. Children can sit stable over one year, the optimal size. Ours is indeed as I said 16 months old and a smaller one would have been definitely too small. It is in the instructions as from 3 years, but I think that's too late. One can indeed dwarfs unattended in the water. And the little ones want to be sure to be able to move sometimes. My conclusion: This baby pool offers absolute water fun and is worth the money and the price-performance ratio is top !!