Chicco
Polly Progres5 Highchair
7.4/10 overall£99.99
A 5-stage highchair that adapts from reclined newborn seat through to a toddler chair.
The verdict
The Chicco Polly Progres5, priced at £99.99, adapts through five configurations from a reclined newborn seat to a youth chair, with a removable dishwasher-safe tray and a padded, washable seat cover. It's a genuinely flexible middle-ground option between a basic plastic highchair and a premium wooden one, though it's bulkier and doesn't fold as compactly as the Joie Mimzy Snacker.
The Polly Progres5 covers five configurations from one frame: a reclined seat usable from birth (with the newborm cushion), an upright weaning highchair, a lower toddler chair, and a youth chair for use at the family table, plus a fully removable tray for cleaning. That range of stages makes it a genuinely flexible middle-ground option between a basic plastic highchair and a premium wooden one.
Against the Joie Mimzy Snacker in this category, the Polly Progres5 is bulkier and doesn't fold as compactly, but it offers more growth stages and a wipe-clean padded seat cover that's more comfortable for longer meals than the Snacker's simpler moulded seat. The Snacker's key advantage is its smaller footprint, which matters more in compact kitchens or smaller dining spaces.
The padded seat cover is removable and machine washable, which matters more than it sounds during the early weaning months when meals go everywhere; the trade-off is that it takes up more permanent floor space than a folding chair, since it isn't really designed to be stowed away between meals.
Is the Polly Progres5 Highchair worth it?
- Genuinely usable from birth through to a youth chair
- Padded, washable seat cover is comfortable for long meals
- Removable dishwasher-safe tray simplifies cleanup
What are the downsides of the Polly Progres5 Highchair?
- Larger permanent footprint than folding highchairs
- More expensive than basic plastic options
- Padded cover needs regular washing to stay fresh
Specs
- Tray
- Removable, dishwasher-safe
- Stages
- 5, from newborn recline to youth chair
- Harness
- 5-point harness
- Footprint
- Larger than compact/folding highchairs
- Seat cover
- Padded, removable and machine washable
How we scored it
Ease of Cleaning
How quickly the chair can be wiped down or taken apart after a messy weaning session.
Removable tray and washable cover make cleanup straightforward.
Stability & Safety
How secure the chair feels with a wriggling baby, harness quality, and tip resistance.
Sturdy frame with a proper 5-point harness across all stages.
Portability & Value
Price, weight, and how easily it can be moved or stored between uses.
Doesn't fold away, but the multi-stage design offsets the price over time.
Weighted by importance for this category — see our editorial policy for how we test.
How this review was done
We haven't used the Polly Progres5 Highchair ourselves yet. This review is built from Chicco's published specifications and product information, and scored the same way as everything else on the site. We'll update it, and the badge above, once we've tested it hands-on.
How it compares
|  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £99.99 | £209.00 (chair) + £52.95 (Baby Set accessory) | £40.00 | £100.00 |
| Overall score | 7.4/10 | 7.7/10 | 7.4/10 | 7.6/10 |
| Tray | Removable, dishwasher-safe | — | — | Removable, dishwasher-safe |
| Stages | 5, from newborn recline to youth chair | — | — | 6, including detachable booster seat mode |
| Harness | 5-point harness | 5-point harness with Baby Set | — | 5-point harness |
Frequently asked questions
Can the Chicco Polly Progres5 be used from birth?+
Yes - with the newborn cushion it offers a reclined seat usable from birth, then adapts into an upright weaning highchair, a lower toddler chair, and a youth chair for use at the family table, plus a fully removable tray for cleaning at every stage.
How does the Chicco Polly compare to the Joie Mimzy Snacker?+
The Polly Progres5 is bulkier and doesn't fold as compactly as the Mimzy, but it offers more growth stages and a wipe-clean padded seat cover that's more comfortable for longer meals than the Snacker's simpler moulded seat. The Snacker's advantage is its smaller footprint for compact kitchens.
Is the Chicco Polly Progres5 comfortable for long meals?+
Yes - the padded seat cover is removable and machine washable, which matters more than it sounds during the early weaning months when meals go everywhere, though it does take up more permanent floor space than a folding chair since it isn't designed to be stowed away.
Is the tray easy to clean?+
Yes - it's removable and dishwasher-safe, simplifying cleanup considerably compared with a highchair that only wipes clean in place.
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Reviewed by
Sepehr
Software engineer, soon-to-be dad, uncle to four — the tech-obsessed half of the two of us testing this stuff. Currently building this site with my wife, ahead of our own baby arriving.