Thinking about adopting this 8 month old male basset hound.

I saw a post on a local dog rehoming group on fb of someone who is trying to rehome their 8 month old male basset hound. I have always since I was a little girl wanted a basset hound, I have always loved the breed & heard they are good family dogs.
My question is, are they truly good with small children? I have an almost 4 year old & a 2 year old & will have a newborn come December. I don’t work & stay home so I will be home with the dog almost every day. I, of course, will teach my children to be gentle with the dog & not pull on his ears or tail. But I want to make sure that the breed itself tends to be good with smaller children because at the end of the day, small kids are small kids & are noisy, our house stays noisy & busy.
Also, how would I prevent the basset from destroying all of my kids toys?