Best mini cribs

babyletto Origami Mini Crib

The folding pick, and Babylist's. It collapses flat and rolls away on removable locking casters, so it can live in a closet between visits and come out for grandma's house. The trade is longevity: only two mattress heights, no conversion kit, and babyletto rates it to about 18 months, so it replaces a bassinet rather than growing into a bed. GREENGUARD Gold and FSC certified, and light enough for one person to move.

babyletto Gelato 4-in-1 Convertible Mini Crib

Mini-sized but built to keep going: four mattress heights, and optional kits take it to a toddler bed, then a daybed, then a twin. The frame is solid New Zealand pine with swappable feet, and it is GREENGUARD Gold and FSC certified. It does not roll, which babyletto frames as a stability choice rather than an omission. The finish shown lists at $349; the plainer colors are $329.

DaVinci Charlie Folding Portable 3-in-1 Mini Crib

The cheapest crib in this table that also folds. It stores flat, rides on lockable wheels, and still converts to a twin bed later with DaVinci's kit, which almost no other folding mini does. Four mattress heights is generous for a portable. Only a 1 inch waterproof pad comes in the box, so add a real mini mattress to the budget, and DaVinci's page never says what the frame is made of.

DaVinci Otto 3-in-1 Convertible Mini Crib with 4" Mattress

A mid-century shape (flared legs, clean lines) and one of the few minis that ships with an actual 4 inch mattress instead of a thin pad, which is worth roughly $80 of the price difference. Four mattress heights, and a kit turns it into a mini toddler bed and daybed. It does not fold, and DaVinci makes no wheel claim for it, so treat it as furniture you place once.

DaVinci Jenny Lind 3-in-1 Convertible Mini Crib

The mini version of DaVinci's spindle-front classic, and the one most likely to suit an older or cottage-style room. It is 100% solid New Zealand pine with removable wheels, four mattress heights, and a toddler bed and daybed conversion. Like most DaVinci minis it arrives with a 1 inch waterproof pad rather than a mattress.

Carter's by DaVinci Colby 4-in-1 Convertible Mini Crib with Trundle

The storage answer. A full-width trundle drawer sits under the crib, which is usually the thing a nursery nook is short of, and it still converts through toddler bed and daybed to a twin. Four mattress heights, solid New Zealand pine plus engineered wood, GREENGUARD Gold. A 1 inch waterproof pad is included, not a mattress.

Namesake Abigail 3-in-1 Convertible Mini Crib

The metal one: powder-coated steel with cast joints and a vintage look that reads more like a piece of furniture than nursery gear. Removable casters, four mattress heights, and a kit for the toddler bed and daybed stages. It is the priciest of the conventional minis, and like the rest of the Million Dollar Baby family it comes with a waterproof pad rather than a mattress.

Delta Children Classic Mini Crib with 2.75-inch Mattress

The value pick: under $150 with a 2.75 inch mattress already in the box, and it converts to a twin bed later if you buy Delta's metal frame. You give up adjustability (two heights only) and mobility, and the styling is plain next to the boutique brands. GREENGUARD Gold, New Zealand pine and engineered wood.

Delta Children Folding Portable Mini Baby Crib with 1.5-inch Mattress

Folds nearly flat, glides on wheels, and comes with its own 1.5 inch mattress, which is why it is the crib parents keep recommending for grandparents' houses and for a bedroom that has to become a bedroom again. Two mattress heights and no conversion path, so plan on it covering the first year or so rather than the first five.

Storkcraft Petal 4-in-1 Convertible Mini Crib

The most crib for $200: four mattress heights, a real 2.75 inch foam mattress rather than a pad, and conversion to a daybed and two twin-bed configurations. Storkcraft makes a point of the mattress, since most minis at this price include only a pad. Pine and engineered wood, GREENGUARD Gold, rated to 50 lbs. It does not fold or roll.

bloom alma mini crib

The small-space specialist. It is solid American beech with no MDF, and its patented fold collapses to about 10 inches on four lockable castors, narrow enough to roll through a standard doorway. A 4 inch mattress is included. bloom rates it for 0 to 12 months and it does not convert, so it is the shortest-lived crib here at nearly the highest price: you are buying the fold and the finish.

Nestig The Wave Crib

Less a mini crib than a crib that starts mini. The box includes the full-crib and toddler-bed conversion kits plus a mini mattress, so one purchase covers roughly five years, and it is backed by an 18-year warranty. Solid Brazilian pine, GREENGUARD Gold, optional wheels. Two catches: it costs more than twice the next crib here, and the mini mattress is a non-standard 27.5 by 22.5 inches, so sheets have to come from Nestig.

Stokke Sleepi Mini

The oval one, and the design piece of the group: a beech frame on lockable swivel wheels, curved with no sharp corners, narrow enough to wheel through doorways so it can follow you around the house. Four mattress levels. Stokke only sells it in the US as a bundle with the mini mattress, drape rod and sheet, which is why its price looks steep next to bare cribs. It is meant for the first six months, with a separately sold kit extending use to about five years.

Dream On Me Edgewood 4-in-1 Convertible Mini Crib

The cheapest crib in this table and the one with the most finishes: seven, on a solid pinewood frame. Three mattress heights, and it converts to a mini daybed and a twin-size bed once you add rails. Only the regulatory 1 inch pad is included. Reviewers on Dream On Me's own page describe using it through the daybed and toddler stages for three or four years, which is a lot of crib for the money.