1-3yr

Best First Walking Shoes for Toddler

Clarks

First Walking Shoes

The best-known UK first-shoe brand, with in-store fittings across a wide range of width fittings.

From £34.008/10

Start-rite

Baby Bubble Pre-Walker Shoes

A soft-leather barefoot-style pre-walker from Start-rite, designed for cruising and early independent steps.

From £32.007.3/10

Bobux

I-Walk First Shoes

A leather barefoot-style first shoe from the New Zealand brand best known for soft-sole baby shoes.

From £44.007.5/10

Term

First Shoes

A UK barefoot-shoe specialist offering wide-fit, foot-shaped first shoes designed around podiatry guidance.

From £39.007.6/10

Start-rite

Tread First Walking Shoes

Start-rite's structured, trainer-style first walking shoe with a reinforced toe bumper for confident outdoor walkers, sitting alongside its softer Baby Bubble range.

From £46.007.4/10

Geox

Steppieup Baby Shoes

A leather, riptape-fastened first shoe from Geox with a soft flexible outsole designed to mimic the feel of walking barefoot.

About £45 (often discounted to around £30)6.8/10

Compare first walking shoes

Criterion	Clarks First Walking Shoes	Start-rite Baby Bubble Pre-Walker Shoes	Bobux I-Walk First Shoes	Term First Shoes	Start-rite Tread First Walking Shoes	Geox Steppieup Baby Shoes
Price	From £34.00	From £32.00	From £44.00	From £39.00	From £46.00	About £45 (often discounted to around £30)
Overall score	8/10	7.3/10	7.5/10	7.6/10	7.4/10	6.8/10
Foot Development	7	9	9	10	7	8
Fit & Sizing	9	7	6	6	8	6
Durability & Value	8	5	7	6	7	6