help to ensure the needs of all children are met. EYFS p.29 (3.68, My Learning Journey How do you ensure that this You MUST enable a regular two-way flow of 3.69) materials - happens? information with parents/carers. If requested How do parents/carers access you should incorporate parents’/carers’ their Learning comments into records. child’s ‘My children’s Journey’ document? EYFS p.29 (3.68) How do you share information You MUST enable a regular two-way flow of and work in partnership with information between providers if a child is other settings children attend attending more than one setting. to identify their individual needs and help them make good progress? EYFS p.29 (3.69) If they are taken home what Are all records kept on site? If not, do you arrangements are put in place have prior agreement with Ofsted? to ensure they are secure? When, and where, do staff complete ‘My Learning Journeys’? EYFS p.29 - 30 N.B. How do you keep confidential records (3.69, 3.70) The Data Protection Act concerning staff, children, safeguarding, Data Protection Act requires all businesses to records of concern and financial records 1998 register with the Information secure? LoP Commissioners Office (IOC) – Section C (Financial unless exempt. If you are Documentation) processing personal information electronically for the provision of childcare - including taking photographs of the children in your care using a digital camera - then you must register with the ICO. EYFS p.30 (3.71) How long do you retain records relating to LoP - individual children after they have left the Section C (Financial setting? Documentation) LoP- Privacy notice- When do you give this to It is your responsibility to ensure that every Section B, 9 parents? Is this included in parent/carer has a copy of the ‘Privacy Notice’ your parent information pack? in order to ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
help to ensure the needs of all children are met. You MUST enable a regular two-way flow of information with parents/carers. If requested you should incorporate parents’/carers’ comments into children’s records. EYFS p.29 (3.68, 3.69) My Learning Journey materials - How do you ensure that this happens? How do parents/carers access their child’s ‘My Learning Journey’ document? You MUST enable a regular two-way flow of information between providers if a child is attending more than one setting. EYFS p.29 (3.68) How do you share information and work in partnership with other settings children attend to identify their individual needs and help them make good progress? Are all records kept on site? If not, do you have prior agreement with Ofsted? When, and where, do staff complete ‘My Learning Journeys’? EYFS p.29 (3.69) If they are taken home what arrangements are put in place to ensure they are secure? How do you keep confidential records concerning staff, children, safeguarding, records of concern and financial records secure? EYFS p.29 - 30 (3.69, 3.70) Data Protection Act 1998 LoP – Section C (Financial Documentation) N.B. The Data Protection Act requires all businesses to register with the Information Commissioners Office (IOC) unless exempt. If you are processing personal information electronically for the provision of childcare - including taking photographs of the children in your care using a digital camera - then you must register with the ICO. How long do you retain records relating to individual children after they have left the setting? EYFS p.30 (3.71) LoP - Section C (Financial Documentation) It is your responsibility to ensure that every parent/carer has a copy of the ‘Privacy Notice’ in order to ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998. LoP- Section B, 9 Privacy notice- When do you give this to parents? Is this included in your parent information pack?
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