We purchased 2 Foundations Next Gen Serenity SafeReach Wood Compact Cribs for our church nursery. We check out their sturdiness prior to ordering by visiting a day care that had them. The beds were 6 years old and still in good shape and sturdy. We figured if they could hold up that long at a day care they would last a long time being used twice a week at church. We weren't disappointed. They are very sturdy and the matresses are very good. I like the fact that the wheels lock so older toddlers can't move them around. We accidentally damaged one of the clearview ends during assembly by dropping a heavy object directly on the clear panel (keep the clearview panel protected during assembly with a piece of cardboard). The manufacturer was able to be contacted and they quickly sent us a new headboard for the crib at an extremely low price - $17 and that included shipping. It is nice to know we will have customer support from the manufacturer in the future. If you buy an evacuation frame kit be sure it is specifically for the NEXT GEN crib not the old model Foundation Serenity SafeReach crib because the old model frame kit holes do not line up with the new model crib.