Top of the tots can win £1,000 if they enter

WILL your child be crowned in this year's Baby and Toddler Of The Year competition?

The search is on for the cutest kids in the Grimsby Telegraph contest, sponsored by Freshney Place Shopping Centre.

PLAYTIME: Lauren Davis, 3, of Scartho who won the 19 to 36 month age category in last year's competition.
Proud parent: Lisa Gwynne with her daughter Olivia Wheatley, 5, from Cleethorpes, who was crowned winner of the 3 to 5 years category in last year's Baby And Toddler Of The Year competition.

With the overall winning child taking home £1,000, a trophy and a print – and the top tot from each category receiving an additional £500 and a framed print – this competition is not to be missed.

Once your young ones have been featured in the Grimsby Telegraph, on Wednesday, March 21, it will be down to the public vote for their top 80.

And because there are four categories to enter – 0 to 9 months, 10 to 18 months, 19 to 36 months and 3 to 5 years – there is a place for every child.

Long-locked Olivia Wheatley, 5, won the 3 to 5 years category last year, and spent her £500 on a trip to Scarborough Blue Dolphin caravan park.

Her mum, Lisa Gwynne, 35, said: "I was really shocked when she won and I would defiantly encourage people to enter the competition.

"The professional picture is lovely and it is up on our wall."

The 2011 crown for 19 to 36 months went to curly-haired cutie Lauren Davis, who is now 3-and-a-half, and they spent their £500 prize on an outdoor play area.

Her mum, Angela, said: "We will enter Lauren again because you never know if you will win.

"It was great fun and we are now going to enter her baby brother, George.

"We have also saved some of the prize money for when she is older."