PRIVACY POLICY
Privacy Disclosure Statement
Our team of experienced early learning childcare educators at Toddlers & Co Cecil Hills are like a family, and that’s the culture we want to welcome you into. If you’re wondering why children are always so happy and enthusiastic to come to Toddlers & Co, it’s because our team gives them genuine love and care at all times.
Being such a family environment, our educators really get to know your child and make sure your child knows them. This is just part of the way we build our family culture, and we love seeing our children so excited to spend time with us!
Privacy Notice
Personal information will be managed openly and transparently in a way that protects an individual’s privacy and respects their rights under Australian privacy laws.
We only collect or use personal information if this is needed to education and care to children at the service, or to comply with our legal obligations. We will take reasonable steps to make sure you know we have your personal information, how we got it and how we’ll handle it.
We collect most personal information directly from a parent or guardian. We may also collect information through our website, Family Law court orders or agreements, special needs agencies and training courses. We may occasionally request information from other organisations which you would reasonably agree is necessary for us to educate and care for a child.
The information collected includes information required under the National Education and Care Law and Regulations or needed to promote learning under the Early Years Learning Framework. This includes name, address, date of birth, gender, family contact details, emergency contact details, authorised nominee details, parents’ occupations, cultural background, home language, religious beliefs, payment details, child care benefit information, Medicare number, , immunisation records, medical information and medical management plans, photos of children and information about children’s strengths, interests, preferences and needs, including special needs.
We do not disclose personal information to others unless you would reasonably expect us to do this, we have your consent or we are complying with an Australian law.
We aim to keep the personal information we hold accurate, up-to-date and complete. This enables us to provide high quality education and care while ensuring the health and safety of children, and it is also important that we can contact you in the event of an emergency.
We have systems and practices in place to ensure personal information is secure and can only be accessed by those who need the information or may legally access it.
You have the right to access your personal information. There are some circumstances under Australian privacy laws where we may not be able to give you access. We will tell you if this is the case. There is generally no cost for accessing your information. We will tell you if there is a charge before providing access.
Our Privacy Officer for privacy matters, including complaints, is the Nominated Supervisor who may be contacted by telephone, email or post. See our website for more information.
We will provide a copy of any updates to our Privacy and Confidentiality Policy on our Service Noticeboard and include the changes in our Newsletter.
