Meet Bubble Tot

Our story

Built from real life. Built for families.

We’re Ashley and Tony, the family behind Bubble Tot Cleaning.

Like most families, we’ve learned that life with little ones rarely goes according to plan. Our daughter struggled with severe carsickness, which meant we learned firsthand just how quickly a car seat can need serious cleaning, and how important it is to know what you can and cannot do when cleaning safety equipment.

Then our son suffered a serious femur fracture. Overnight, everyday things like getting into the car, getting around town, and choosing the right equipment became complicated. We had to adapt. We had to learn. We had to ask for help.

And more than anything, we learned how much families need a village.

That experience has shaped Bubble Tot into what it is today

A person with tattoos on their arms, including a colorful flower and the phrase 'Never Sleep', is cleaning a car seat. She is using a picker tool to pick at the crevices of the car seat.
Man washing a pair of stroller wheel in a grey bucket filled with soap suds, on a beige garage floor.

More than just cleaning

We’ve been the family trying to figure it out, too.

Bubble Tot began with baby gear cleaning, but our own experiences as caregivers have pushed us to learn more, do more, and support families in more ways.

Today, we combine manufacturer-guided baby gear cleaning, evidence-based car seat education, and specialized SNOO services to help make a few parts of family life a little easier.

We’re both certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians, but our approach goes beyond a certification. We understand what it feels like when the equipment your family depends on suddenly becomes messy, complicated, unfamiliar, or needs to work differently than it did yesterday.

Sometimes you need someone who knows the manual.

Sometimes you need someone who knows the gear.

And sometimes you just need someone in your village who can say, “We can help with that.”

That’s who we want Bubble Tot to be.

Why we do it this way

Because families trust us with more than baby gear.

When a car seat comes through our door, we know a child will ride in it. When we sit beside a caregiver during a car seat check, we know they’re trusting us with questions that genuinely matter. When we disassemble a SNOO, we know another family may be counting on it for their baby.

That responsibility matters to us.

It’s why our cleaning methods follow manufacturer instructions. It’s why our car seat education is evidence-based. It’s why we keep learning, asking questions, and adapting as our services grow.

We don’t believe convenience should require cutting corners.

Because clean isn’t enough unless it’s safe.

The people behind the bubbles

We’re Ashley and Tony, a husband-and-wife team raising our family here in the Bay Area. Bubble Tot is locally owned, family operated, and very hands-on. When you book with us, you’re working with the same people you see here.

No warehouse. No assembly line. Just two people who understand that the gear you’re handing us is part of your family’s everyday life.