These are well made shoes, and so far their durability has been exceptional.  Our daughter is a shoe destructor but these are holding up well.  She is six and like many parents of kids that age we've tried the big box stores' kids shoes, which are okay but do not last very long.  That's fine when their sizes are changing continually but we're at a point that we wanted a step up in quality.  We have no complaints about the shoe, and the colors are vibrant, which kids like.  I'll return for larger sizes as she grows.