Abstract: A child restraint includes a gate that can be closed to impede passage by a child or infant through an accessway. The restraint includes a fastener for releasably securing the gate in its closed position. Two separate sequential manipulations are required to unfasten the fastener, which renders it difficult for an infant or child to unfasten the fastener, yet permits quick and easy unfastening by an adult. The restraint can include a gate that is collapsible to permit the restraint to be quickly and easily removed from one accessway and remounted in another accessway.A fastener for releasably securing an article in a desired position includes three strips of hook and loop type fastening material. An intermediate strip can be positioned between the two remaining strips. The hook and loop material releasably secures the three members together as a unit.