CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY  -  THREE BEARS NURSERY

The Nursery should recognise that children and parents have a right to expect that confidentiality be maintained.

To ensure that all those working in early education 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 own children, but will not have access to information about any other child.

·       Staff will not discuss individual children, other than for the purposes of curriculum planning, with people other than the parents or carers of the child.

·       Information given by parents/carers to staff at the Nursery will not be passed on to other adults without permission.

·       Issues relating to the employment of staff will remain confidential to the people directly involved with making personnel decisions.

·       Any anxieties or evidence relating to a child’s personal safety will be kept in a confidential file at the Head Teacher’s discretion.

·       Students on courses involving visits to the Nursery will be advised of the confidentiality policy and will be required to respect it.