Confidentiality Policy

The Pre-School work with children and families will sometimes bring it into contact with confidential information.

To ensure that all those using and working in the pre-school can do so with confidence, we will respect confidentiality in the following ways:

  • Parents will have ready access to the files and records of their children and only of their own children.
  • Staff will not discuss individual children, other than for the purpose of planning, behaviour management and group management, with anyone other than the parents/carers of that child.
  • Information given to parents/carers to the pre-school staff or committee will not be passed on to other adults without permission.
  • Issues to do with the employment of staff, whether paid or unpaid, will remain confidential to the people directly involved with making personnel decisions.
  • Any anxieties/evidence relating to a child's personal safety will be kept in a confidential file and will not be shared within the pre-school group except with the child's key worker, pre-school leader and chair.
  • Students observing the pre-school will be advised of our confidentiality policy and required to respect it.