It depends on how visible your child navigation is. While Breadcrumbs can be redundant in some cases, they do serve as a medium of quick navigation as well. To quote this article [Breadcrumb Navigation Examined: Best Practices & Examples][1] > Fact of the matter is, breadcrumb navigation will greatly increase the > usability of a website. Breadcrumbs give users an alternative method > of navigation, allow them to see where they stand in the hierarchy of > a website, and will reduce the number of steps needed to navigate to a > higher-level within a website. This article from smashing Magazine [Breadcrumbs In Web Design: Examples And Best Practices][2] has this to say : > Here are just some of the benefits of using a breadcrumb trail. > > **Convenient for users** Breadcrumbs are used primarily to give users a secondary means of navigating a website. By offering a breadcrumb > trail for all pages on a large multi-level website, users can navigate > to higher-level categories more easily. > > **Reduces clicks or actions to return to higher-level pages** > > Instead of using the browser’s “Back” button or the website’s primary > navigation to return to a higher-level page, users can now use the > breadcrumbs with a fewer number of clicks. > > **Doesn’t usually hog screen space**. > > Because they’re typically horizontally oriented and plainly styled, > breadcrumb trails don’t take up a lot of space on the page. The > benefit is that they have little to no negative impact in terms of > content overload, and they outweigh any negatives if used properly. > > **Reduces bounce rates** Breadcrumb trails can be a great way to entice first-time visitors to peruse a website after having viewed the > landing page. For example, say a user arrives on a page through a > Google search, seeing a breadcrumb trail may tempt that user to click > to higher-level pages to view related topics of interests. This, in > turn, reduces the overall website bounce rate. [1]: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/breadcrumb-navigation-examined-best-practices-examples/ [2]: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/03/17/breadcrumbs-in-web-design-examples-and-best-practices-2/