OK – I gave up trying to clean this with the straps attached, so took off the cover, put the straps underneath it, my baby luckly never tried to stand up, so the tray itself held her inplace without the straps. Food gets trapped under the cover, and god forbid your toilet training an an accident occurs, you will then need to pull the entire seat apart to clean under the cover, only to find week old food hidden in cracks. Its really hard to maintain, even as a neat freak like me. id suggest a $20 high chair from ikea.. easy Comfy and high adjustable what a nightmare to clean!!!!!