Toddler Duvet Covers & Cot Bed Bedding

Q: FAQs about toddler bedding

What size is a toddler duvet? Usually 120 x 150cm, to suit a cot bed of around 70 x 140cm. It is noticeably smaller than a single duvet, which is 135 x 200cm. When can a toddler have a duvet and pillow? NHS guidance is to wait until 12 months before introducing a pillow or duvet. After that, a low tog duvet is the usual starting point. How many pillowcases come with a toddler set? One. The sets are made for a single small bed rather than a shared one. Will toddler bedding fit a junior bed? Usually yes, since junior and cot beds are close in size. Check your bed frame measurements against the duvet size on the product page if you are unsure. How do I wash it? Machine wash at 40 degrees. Most designs here are easy care polycotton, so they come out ready to go back on with little or no ironing.

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The bedding that makes the move out of a cot feel like an upgrade rather than an eviction. Our toddler duvet covers are sized for cot beds and junior beds, with dinosaurs, unicorns, jungle animals, rockets and more to choose from. From £7, all machine washable, because at this age the bedding gets a harder life than you expect.

Also worth a look: kids bedding, single duvet covers and character bedding.

Toddler Duvet Covers at Happy Home Shop

Cot bed and toddler sizes

A toddler or cot bed duvet is usually 120 x 150cm, which suits a cot bed of about 70 x 140cm. It is a good deal smaller than a single, and that matters: a full size single duvet on a cot bed is heavy, hangs over the sides and can end up on the floor by morning.

Each set comes with one pillowcase. Worth knowing separately: the NHS advice is no pillow or duvet at all under 12 months, so this size is for toddlers who have moved into a bed rather than babies still in a cot.

Surviving the move to a big bed

Two sets minimum, and buy them at the same time. Accidents, spills and illness all happen at the worst hour, and stripping a bed at 2am is considerably better when there is a clean set in the cupboard. Machine washable at 40 degrees is the practical baseline.

Letting them pick the design genuinely helps with the transition, which is why the range leans into dinosaurs, unicorns and jungle animals. A tip from parents who have done it: buy one set they chose and one plain or calmer set. The favourite spends a lot of time in the wash.

FAQs about toddler bedding

What size is a toddler duvet?

Usually 120 x 150cm, to suit a cot bed of around 70 x 140cm. It is noticeably smaller than a single duvet, which is 135 x 200cm.

When can a toddler have a duvet and pillow?

NHS guidance is to wait until 12 months before introducing a pillow or duvet. After that, a low tog duvet is the usual starting point.

How many pillowcases come with a toddler set?

One. The sets are made for a single small bed rather than a shared one.

Will toddler bedding fit a junior bed?

Usually yes, since junior and cot beds are close in size. Check your bed frame measurements against the duvet size on the product page if you are unsure.

How do I wash it?

Machine wash at 40 degrees. Most designs here are easy care polycotton, so they come out ready to go back on with little or no ironing.