What should be kept confidential in a childcare setting

Lastly it is vital that as a practitioner that we maintain confidentiality as our main priority is the welfare of child and their development. Secondly you should always maintain confidentiality to keep a good relationship with the parents.

Overall you should always make sure that the person who is picking the child up has the right of access as this could lead into very bad situations of the child being abducted. When passing on information make it is to the correct people as the child might not be telling the truth and putting the child and family in danger for no reason. If you hear something that is being talked about them distract them- if it is a parent just talk to them about how well their child is doing but if it is a member of staff take them to one side and talk to them.

With any serious or sensitive issues with children break ups, deaths etc… then you need to tell your supervisor immediately and instead of asking the child to tell you a good way to get their emotions out is to write it down if old enough.

Make sure there is no mistrial as to many questions could lead a child on and not tell the truth, get a professional in to deal with the matter. Lastly the data protection acts has 8 principles that state all about maintain confidentially with any documentation in any situation, this is the law. Sorry, but copying text is forbidden on this website.

For example, state, "We will not release any spoken, written, videoed or photographed information about your child to anyone. This includes pictures, videos and posts on the Internet and in electronic texts. For example, under your comprehensive policy, you would never give enrolled children's addresses out to parents who request them, no matter what the reason.

For example, a parent might ask you for the addresses so that she can send classmates birthday party invitations. By handing over the addresses, this violates child and parent confidentiality rules.

If you want addresses to be available to parents, ask the parents within your privacy policy to consent to providing their information for a parent directory.

Meet with all of your staff members and explain the privacy policy, line by line, to make sure everyone understands. Taking the time to meet with staff members will save you a potential headache down the line. Make sure your staff members understand that it's wrong to talk about a child in their care to anyone except you, the child's parents and any agency that they are required to report to under state law.

Give all parents and staff members two copies of the privacy policy. Ask them to read the policy and sign and date both copies. Keep yourself informed of all laws and regulations regarding the handling of personal information. Make sure you follow the guidelines set-up by the federal government, state government, the authority that licenses your program, and your employer.

These regulations cover what information must be shared such as certain medical conditions or allergies and what should be kept confidential. Information should only be given to authorized people who need it to make decisions regarding the care of a specific child. Some information should be shared with all caregivers who work at the facility the child attends, but most of it should only be shared with the people directly working with the child on a day-to-day basis.