Mummies, Daddies, Grannies, Grandads, Aunties and Uncles… get ready to vote!

Oh baby its here… our full colour Baby of the Year 2008 Supplement has been published and voting has begun! Thousands of votes have flooded through in the first 24 hours and thousands more are sure to come!

Once voting had ended (voting lines close at midnight on Monday 9th June), the top two babies from each of the four age categories will go through to the final, where a panel of judges will select the overall winner, Chad’s Baby of the Year 2008, and runner-ups. The winning baby will be crowned at a special presentation at The Towers on Friday 20th June!

All of our babies were snapped by our photographer Jon Bee from Thru The Lens Studios at the Four Seasons Shopping Centre in Mansfield and The Idlewells Shopping Centre in Sutton.

This year’s competition has been sponsored by Cherubs Day Nursery, Longdale Nursery School and Saville House School .

Cherubs Day Nursery opened in January 1993 and caters for children from six weeks to five years, offering quality care and education in stimulating surroundings where children feel relaxed and happy.

Since the introduction of Ofsted's new grading system in 2006, Cherubs Day Nurseries have received more 'Outstanding' grades than any other nursery group in Nottinghamshire.

Longdale Nursery School, on Longdale Road, Ravenshead, has been running for 12 years and is situated in an acre of open countryside near Sherwood Forest.Longdale is Nottinghamshire's first private day nursery to achieve an 'Outstanding' grade from Ofsted in every category, with child safety and interaction as a nursery priority.

Saville House School is a small, independent school based in Mansfield Woodhouse, which has been running for nearly 60 years.

Small classes of 8 - 16 pupils allow children to achieve their full potential with the help of the school’s staff - many of whom have been at the school for more than 20 years.