OUR Child of the Year competition opened this week with toddlers queuing with their parents to have their picture taken.

The shoot for this year’s contest is at Wilkinson’s in Ely and continues until Saturday. The studio, run by the Portrait Group, is open each day from 10am-4pm.

There are again three categories in this year’s competition. They are: 0-18 months, 19-36 months and three to five years.

It is free to enter and photographs will be available to buy from the Portrait Group.

All the pictures taken will appear in our newspaper later this year and readers will be able to vote for their favourite in each category.

The winner in each group will win a contemporary portrait, courtesy of the Portrait Group.