Hire for Baby is Australia's largest baby equipment hire service. Originally established in 1988, over the past 20 plus years we have grown into a nationwide network of over 70 franchises. Our franchisees are experienced in areas of child safety, restraint fittings and assisting in establishing and meeting your hiring needs. Why buy when you can hire instead? Hire for Baby saves your money, time & storage space by offering a cost effective way to access safe, clean, quality baby equipment. We pride ourselves on our professional customer service and friendly, experienced staff. Let Hire for Baby help you, your family and friends - because you and your baby deserve the best!

1. Is the equipment sanitized?

All of our equipment is purchased brand new and is maintained in excellent condition. We pride ourselves on the high standard of safety and cleanliness we offer. We have strict quality control on the age and condition of our equipment. Each item is thoroughly inspected before each hire.

2. Is the equipment new?
All of our equipment is purchased brand new and is maintained in excellent condition. We pride ourselves on the high standard of safety and cleanliness we offer. Each item is thoroughly inspected before each hire.

3. Do you carry liability insurance?

Hire for Baby is proud to say that we do hold public liability insurance for the hire of baby equipment and the installation of child car restraints.  Due to the nature of our business, i.e. hiring baby equipment/installing car restraints, it is very expensive and extremely difficult to obtain liability coverage. However, due to the fact that we are the largest baby equipment hire service in the country, we were able to obtain this coverage. You should ask about this before hiring from any baby equipment company; most policies do not cover the hire of baby equipment.

4. Will you install car seats?

The majority of our branches are able to offer free installation of hired child car restraints at Hire for Baby premises. Our managers are trained to provide the safest & most appropriate child restraint & installation as we believe that your child’s safety is of paramount importance. We also provide anchor fittings and/or extension straps as required – all at no extra cost. We also fit your own child restraints and assist in solving problems/issues relating to postioning of children relative to age and types of restraints on the market.

5. What is the law regarding child restraints?

Recent law changes across a majority of states requires that children under 6 months must be rear facing, children from 6 months to 4 years must be in either a rear facing or forward facing child restraint that has an inbuilt harness, children over 4 and under 7 must in an approved restraint. Child restraints must be suitable for the child's size and weight and properly fitted and adjusted. To find out more about specific state requirements we ask that you visit the state rta website for further information. All franchises are trained to understand the new laws and how they apply to you.

6. Can we use child restraints from overseas?

By law every child restraint sold in Australia must meet strict requirements, which are set out in Australian Standard AS/NZ1754. This covers materials, design, construction, performance, testing and labelling of child restraints. All restraints must carry the Australian Standard AS/NZ1754 sticker. Most overseas child restraints, including restraints from countries such as the UK and USA, do not comply with these Standards and cannot legally be used in Australia.

Thanks again for all your help, expertise, amazing service and the fact that you made our holiday a breeze!!

Just wanted to thank you for the hire gear when we were in Australia. It made the world of difference not having to bring our own, yet knowing what we were hiring was quality would and would work for our family!

People have been asking since we got back how I got everything on the plane and it was great to be able to tell them to “hire things over there – we did!

We have used Hire for Baby before in our local area and have always been happy with the service. But we were blown away by the service and quality from the Gold Coast branch when we went on holidays. All it took was a quick phone call with a very helpful and friendly operator and the equipment was waiting for us when we arrived in our hotel room! The porta cot and pram was in pristine, as-new condition and everything was provided for including linen, sunshade and instructions. More importantly it was all so unbelievably cheap for the convenience and peace of mind it gave us. It is immediately obvious that this is a well-run and operated branch from the up-to-date and informative website to the superior customer service and clean top quality equipment. It made our holidays stress and worry free. Highly recommended, will definitely be returning!

Thanks for the use of the porta cot. It came in very handy and according to my niece was the easiest porta cot to put up and take down she has ever used.