PARENTS and carers are being urged to head to Matalan and put their tots in for the Oxford Mail Baby of the Year competition.

Matalan’s Carly Reid said staff at the Cowley store had enjoyed welcoming scores of babies and were looking forward to seeing even more.

On Tuesday, our photographer moved from Debenhams – where hundreds of babies had their pictures taken – to Matalan, at the John Allen Centre in Cowley.

He will be snapping Oxfordshire’s bonniest babies today and tomorrow from 10am to 4pm.

Miss Reid said: “Lots of people have come along already with their babies. It’s nice for everyone working here to have this going on.”

First prize in the competition is a trip for two adults and two children to Disneyland Paris, with a stay in the Hotel Santa Fe. The winner also receives £100 in child’s clothing vouchers from Debenhams and a framed portrait.

All parents need to do to is fill in the form below and take it along to the photoshoot.

There are three categories for the competition; up to nine months, 10 to 18 months and 19 to 36 months.

All babies entered will feature in a special supplement next month.