babyGo! Official Rules & Regulations 📜
The Great Baby Crawl (Lagos Inaugural Championship). Ten clear principles governing fair play, community cheer voting, track conduct and child welfare.
Core Competition Principles
- ● 10 Valid cheer votes to pre-qualify
- ● 1 Free vote per phone number per day
- ● Unique profile URLs (babygo.tv/b/BG7K)
- ● Encouragement only — no pushing or pulling
1. Who Can Participate
Entries are submitted by a biological parent or legally authorised guardian aged 18 or older. Crawlers must be 6 to 24 months old in December in Lagos. Every baby is welcomed and celebrated equally, with zero gender separation. Above all, participation is pure, voluntary fun—babies are never pressured or forced to crawl.
2. Age Divisions
To keep the crawl balanced and fair, babies compete in three age categories calculated for December: (1) Little Explorers: 6 to under 10 months; (2) Rising Crawlers: 10 to under 16 months; and (3) Toddler Champions: 16 to 24 months. Age is calculated automatically from your baby's date of birth and verified by our team.
3. Crawling Eligibility
The competition celebrates independent early mobility. All natural crawling styles are welcomed and recognised, including hands-and-knees crawling and belly/commando crawling. Infants who are already able to walk independently prior to or during the competition are ineligible for the crawling divisions. Baby walkers, wheeled devices, harnesses or mechanical mobility aids of any kind are strictly prohibited.
4. Registration Requirements
Registration must be completed through the babyGo! platform by the parent or guardian. Requirements include account verification, formal guardian declaration, child display name, date of birth, photo upload, and required consents. Registration is ₦0 (completely free). Once validated by our review team, each approved baby receives a unique 4-character profile ID (such as BG7K) and public profile at babygo.tv/b/BG7K.
5. How the Competition Works
babyGo! operates as an exciting two-stage experience. Stage 1 is Online Cheering & Pre-Qualification: parents share their baby's public profile link to collect free daily cheer votes from loved ones. Any baby receiving at least 10 valid cheers becomes pre-qualified. At the close of voting, the highest-ranked pre-qualified babies in each age division are selected as finalists. Stage 2 is the Live Championship this December in Lagos: finalists crawl on safe, padded 5-metre tracks. Online votes determine finalist qualification; physical race results crown our championship winners.
6. Parent and Guardian Responsibilities
Two responsible adults per participant must accompany each baby on track: one at the start line to gently place the baby, and one waiting behind the finish line in their assigned lane. Parents may encourage their baby using familiar rattle toys, favourite plush items, clapping, cheerful voices and smiling gestures. Parents must NEVER physically push, pull, propel, drag or touch the baby during the race, nor cross into neighbouring lanes. Food, sweets, bottles and hazardous incentives are strictly prohibited.
7. Safety and Withdrawal
Child safety and psychological comfort take absolute precedence over the event. The race track is constructed from non-slip, high-density shock-absorbing foam cushions, thoroughly sanitised before each heat. Trained first-aid responders and child welfare officers are stationed at the venue. Any baby who becomes distressed, tired, or unwilling to crawl may be comforted and withdrawn immediately by their parent or race officials without penalty. Failure to finish a heat is never treated as a fault.
8. Results and Awards
Every baby who participates in babyGo! is celebrated with a commemorative medal and personalised milestone certificate. In the live competition, heats, semi-finals and finals are timed and placed by official judges. Results are recorded deterministically with photo and video finish review for close finishes. Discretionary tie-breaks are prohibited; tied positions share awards or follow published tie procedures.
9. Privacy and Media Consent
babyGo! operates in strict compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA). A baby's public profile displays only their display name, age in months, Lagos area, approved photograph, division, and unique profile ID. Full dates of birth, residential addresses, and parent contact details are never disclosed publicly. Consent for competition registration, public profile display, and event media photography are handled distinctly and can be managed through the parent dashboard.
10. Disputes and Contact Information
All administrative actions, vote verifications and race decisions are logged in an authoritative audit trail. Parents or guardians with questions, appeals, or concerns regarding eligibility, voting or results may contact the babyGo! Competition Committee within 48 hours of an official event decision by emailing rules@babygo.tv or contacting safety officers via babygo.tv/contact.