EAST COAST HARMONY DAY 2026 - BABY RACE REGISTRATION
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
IMPORTANT
After the online payment for the entry fee of $10 is completed, a consent form will be emailed to the parents for them to acknowledge the terms and conditions of the Baby Race.
Supporting documents will be required for proof of the baby’s date of birth, and the parents should email them to Bedok CC staff for the verification of the baby’s age.
The residential address of the parents should be within the East Coast GRC.
The above verifications are required for the baby to be registered for the Baby Race.
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
Maximum Number of Race Participants: Limited to the first 30 registered babies.
Age /Ability: Babies of 06 months to 18 months are welcome, provided they can crawl.
Date of Birth: Babies born between 12 January 2025 to 11 January 2026.
RACE MECHANISM
All babies will begin the race in a seated position or a ready to crawl position at the starting line.
The "No-Walking" Rule: This is a crawling-only event. If a baby stands up and takes a step at any point during the race, the baby is immediately disqualified.
Note: If a baby stands up but does not take a step and then drops back down to crawl, it is up to the Referee’s discretion.
Crying Baby: A race participant is allowed to be removed from the racetrack by their parents, but in doing so, the race participant will be considered disqualified.
Completion: Failure to complete the race will result in a disqualification. All race participants are required to race only once.
RACE STRUCTURE
Format: The contest consists of 3 heats (rounds).
Heat Size: 10 babies per heat.
Duration: Each heat will have a time limit of 3 minutes. If no baby crosses the finish line, the baby closest to the finish line when the buzzer rings will win that heat.
Scoring for the Winner: The first baby to have its entire body (or at least two hands) cross the finish line will be the winner.
Prizes: The winner of each heat (3 babies in total) will win shopping vouchers and a trophy.
Goodie Bag: All baby participants will receive a goodie bag.
PARENT AND GUARDIAN GUIDELINES
Positions: Two parents /guardians are allowed per baby. One must be at the Start Line to release the baby, and one must be at the Finish Line to encourage the baby to cross the line.
The "No-Touch" Zone: Once the race starts, parents /guardians cannot touch their baby. Touching, pushing, or pulling the baby toward the finish line will result in disqualification.
Motivation: Parents /guardians are encouraged to use "bait" to lure their babies. This includes toys, remote controls, keys or snacks.
Prohibited Items: Laser pointers or anything that could interfere with the race participants in the other lanes are prohibited.
Lane Integrity: Parents at the Finish Line must stay behind the designated line and avoid blocking the path of the other race participants.
Parents are advised to dress appropriately as bending and squatting down may be required when assisting their babies.
THE RACETRACK
Lane Assignment: All race participants will be assigned a numbered lane. They must stay (mostly) within their lane.
Surface: The lane track will be padded for safety.
Start Signal: The race begins only upon the Referee's whistle or "Go!" command.
For the safety of all race participants, no footwear is allowed on the lane track, and parents /guardians must not enter the lane track once the race begins.
REPORTING
Parents /guardians and race participants are required to report to the Organiser at least 45 minutes before the race time for the race check-in procedures. Failure to do so will be handled on a case-to-case basis.
The Baby Race will be held indoors at the Bedok Community Centre, Multi-Purpose Hall, on 11 July 2026. As the races are held indoors, they will proceed in the event of inclement weather.
MEDICAL AND SAFETY
The Organiser has taken all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of all race participants and will not be responsible for any injury sustained or, loss of or damage to personal property during the race.
If a race participant is feeling unwell up to 3 days before the race, the parents /guardians must determine if their baby is physically well enough to continue with the race. Please note that there will be no refunds for no-shows.
PRAM AND BAGGAGE DEPOSIT
There will be a pram and baggage deposit area available on the event day at the Bedok Community Centre at Level 1. All prams deposited should be collected by 3pm on the event day.
The Organiser will not be responsible for any loss or damage, personal or otherwise, to the pram and baggage deposited.
NURSING PODS AND DIAPER CHANGING ROOM
There are two (2) rooms within the Bedok Community Centre, at Level 2, which will be allocated as the Nursing Pod and the Diaper Changing Room.
The Organisers will not be responsible for any loss or damage of personal belongings while using the Nursing Pod and Diaper Changing Room.
Access is strictly permitted to nursing mothers or female caregivers and the babies. Parents /guardians are expected to bring their personal amenities as deemed necessary.
OTHER CONDITIONS
All reasonable efforts are made by the Organiser to ensure that any Registration Data held by the Organiser is stored in a secure and safe place.
The Organiser has the absolute discretion to reject and refuse the registration of a potential participant without assigning any reason to the participant, and to terminate such registration for any reason whatsoever.
Once the online registration form has been processed, there will be no refund of registration fees for any race participant who eventually do not take part in the Baby Race, for whatever reason. All paid registrations are non-transferable and non-refundable.
Photographs, videos and other recordings (“Media”) of the race participants and their parents / guardians will be taken by the Organiser at this event. By attending this event, you consent to and grant the Organiser the right to use such Media for internal records purposes, publicity purposes, commercial advertising and distribution to its sponsors and partners.
Please note that non-official photographers might also operate at this event. The Organiser has no control over and is not responsible in any way for any Media produced by non-official photographers.
The Organiser reserves the right to amend the race requirements as they deem fit for the safety of the race participants and their parents /guardians, and /or to prevent any potential hazards in the running of the event, at any time without prior notice to the parents /guardians of the race participants. In such cases, every effort will be made to inform the parents /guardians prior to the date of the event. The Organiser shall not be liable for any other loss or inconvenience caused due to such changes.
Please read the above Terms carefully before the submission of your online registration form and your payment. Completion and submission of the online registration form confirm your agreement to abide by the Terms of the Event.