Bluestar manufactures the new pro series. I think they may manufacture the others, but I am not sure. When I inquired about the new pro stove, Big Chill was very responsive. On second thought, I think Bluestar owns Big Chill....

I worked in several child care centers and have had the privelege of potty training many, many toddlers and children. For the preschoolers, a smaller model is usually used. Once they were trained, many of the children could use the toilet independantly,. Once the children are 5+ most daycares don't provide child-sized toilets as most children can comfortably use a regular sized toilet without any assistance. Without a doubt, if you can offer a child sized sink it is a bonus. It will promote good habits of handwashing, especially for those boys, that seem to think they can shake and run. EWWW! The sink itself doesn't have to be anything different, just lower to the ground. There are a few other things you may want to consider that we had installed in our own children's bathroom. 1st thing is an automatic faucet. It is sensory activated when they stick their hands under. It is also temperature controlled, which we love! It was pricey, but well worth the money. We also put in an automatic flusher that is activated when the child gets up off the toilet. The one we have is a soft flush, so it doesn't scare the **** out of the kids when they stand up. I have also seen but can't get my hands on one, a soap dispenser that is sensory activated too. If you have the opportunity to do something to make your son's transition smoother, I say go for it. The toilet can be changed out when the time comes. As for the other things, they can stay forever.

I thought I would post an update to my situation... after having thermostat things replaced, things were working better but still not normally. Now I would say we are back to square one. I can't depend on the oven to keep temp. I couldn't dream of getting it to do 450 degrees and stay there. The holidays are coming and I'll plan our cooking around it. People have posted here considering purchasing Big Chill and I would never recommend buying BIg Chill. Their customer service is terrible, nearly non-existent. Something is very wrong with their engineering (Bluestar) since a gas oven isn't exactly rocket science. The cheap tin can GE range that the Big Chill replaced worked a million times better. In our previous house we installed a Viking dual fuel. It was solid as a rock, never had an issue with it. Why did we buy Big Chill? If I'm being honest, it was because they look great. Beautiful colors, great styling. I did a little research but come on, would anyone expect all these troubles from a gas oven range? We are considering buying an induction range. It would be really easy to buy a Big Chill Induction in French Blue to replace our lemon. But I won't be taking that chance. This time around I will maybe have to forego the looks for something that works. I just don't want to take another gamble on Big Chill.

We're late to this discussion, but we have just finished a multi-state tour of kitchen showrooms looking at "professional" ranges, cute and otherwise. A deciding factor for us proved to be the oven temperature-setting. Bluestar/Big Chill and many others have very poor controls for oven temp setting. Some are coarse, upside-down, or both. It seems that the cuter the range, the worse this is. Doesn't anyone bake anymore? How did these controls get into these kinds of ranges? Why do cheap gas stoves have better oven temp setting? The answer might be that in a commercial kitchen, various ovens are set to specific temperatures at the start of the day and they stay there. Actual oven thermometers are used to verify temps. Some cute ovens like Bertazzoni have thermometer indicators on their control panels but good luck trying to get consistent settings by just using the oven temp knob when you need to bake a cake at 350F and then roast some vegetables at 400F. We eventually chose a 36" GE Cafe in bronze and white. This series has a fairly precise oven control setting with actual temperature indication. We will order matching extra oven handles and adapt them to a large but fairly standard white side-by-side fridge, Whirlpool or GE. Here is a link to sources of other kitchen hardware that will match that special GE Cafe bronze: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5578436/hardware-to-match-ge-cafe-series-range-in-brushed-bronze