It is
our intention to respect the privacy of children and their parents and carers,
while ensuring that they access high quality pre-school care and education.
We aim
to ensure that all parents and carers can share their information in the
confidence that it will only be used to enhance the welfare of their children.
To
ensure that all those using - and working in - the pre-school can do so with
confidence, we respect confidentiality in the following ways.
·
All
information related to the child and parents/guardians is obtained, processed
and retained in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
·
Parents
have ready access to the files and records of their own children but do not
have access to information about any other child.
·
Staff
will not discuss personal information given by parents with other members of
staff, except where it affects planning for the child's needs. Staff induction includes an awareness of the
importance of confidentiality in the role of the key person.
·
Any
concerns/evidence relating to a child's personal safety are kept in a secure,
confidential file and are shared with as few people as possible on a
"need-to-know" basis.
·
Personal
information about children, families and staff is kept securely in a lockable
file whilst remaining as accessible as possible.
·
Issues
to do with the employment of staff, whether paid or unpaid, remain confidential
to the people directly involved with making personnel decisions.
·
Students
on Pre-school Learning Alliance or other recognised qualifications and
training, when they are observing in the pre-school, are advised of our confidentiality
policy and required to respect
it.
·
The
GDPR sets out seven key principles:
o
Lawfulness,
fairness and transparency
o
Purpose
limitation
o
Data
minimisation
o
Accuracy
o
Storage
limitation
o
Integrity
and confidentiality (security)
o
Accountability
All the
undertakings above are subject to the paramount commitment of the pre-school,
which is to the safety and well-being of the child.
Please
see also our policy on child protection.
Please
also see our Privacy Notices on how your personal data is used.
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19/05/11
This
policy was originally adopted at a meeting of Winyates Playgroup
Pre-school
Held on
(date)
Julie Skipp
Signed
on behalf of the pre-school