The rubber over the toe is LOW and doesn't go up high enough on the toe bed to protect the material. As a result after wearing them only a few times the thin fabric tore on one of the shoes and the other shoe soon did as well. If younger child they will occasionally drag their toes and a more protected toe is needed!  These shoes can no longer be worn out in any public sort of setting and style wise aren't really suited to be play shoes.
Lesson learned.

Shoes in picture are a bit grubby as they were worn for a walk across a muddy lawn.