Top tot Poppy, who also won the 10-18 month age group, was crowned winner of this year's competition after melting the hearts of the judging panel at a special ceremony at The Towers in Mansfield on Friday.

• Click the green 'play' icon to watch a video of the event filmed by Chad reporter Adam Raistrick.

Her jubilant parents Kelly and Daniel say they were stunned when their daughter's name was read out as the overall winner and told Chad it was the best wedding present they could have wished for.

"We're very proud, we can't believe it," said Kelly. "It's a great wedding present this one, best wedding present ever!"

And Daniel echoed those sentiments when he said: "I don't think it's really sunk in yet. She's a fantastic little girl, we're very proud of her and we couldn't ask for a better daughter."

The judging panel was made up of Jon Bee, of Thru the Lens Studios, Lee Greenwood, from Sutton's Idlewells Shopping Centre, Andrew Wraight, of the Four Seasons Centre in Mansfield, Susan Mills, from Childcare East Midlands and Chad editor Jeremy Plews.

Said Susan, of Childcare East Midlands: "It's been an excellent event, we've had lots of our own parents enter. We've got some absolutely gorgeous babies at all of our nurseries, unfortunately none of them are here at the final but they've all done really well and we've got a worthy winner."

Chad would like to thank its sponsor, supporters and all the companies which provided the winners with prizes.

RESULTS: 0-9 months - runner-up Jack Forth, winner Cameron Hunt; 10-18 months - runner-up Riley Bullock, winner Poppy Holloway; 19-36 months - runner-up Joe Love, winner Poppy Robinson; 37-48 months - runner-up Sophie Snook, winner Tyler Peters.