{"id":54,"date":"2017-07-07T08:45:54","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T08:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gardensmontessori.com\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2018-05-18T09:48:38","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T09:48:38","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gardensmontessori.com\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At Gardens Montessori we take privacy very seriously and we comply with the standards set by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).<\/p>\n<p>We are registered with the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO).<\/p>\n<p>The categories of children\u2019s information that we collect, hold and share include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>personal information (such as name, address, date of birth)<\/li>\n<li>characteristics (such as ethnicity, language, nationality, country of birth, early years pupil premium eligibility)<\/li>\n<li>attendance information (such as sessions attended, number of absences and absence reasons)<\/li>\n<li>observations and assessment information and tracking of progress<\/li>\n<li>medical information<\/li>\n<li>information on special educational needs and disabilities (including if accessing Disability Living Allowance and entitled the Disability Access Fund)<\/li>\n<li>referrals to other relevant services<\/li>\n<li>safeguarding information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also collect, hold and share some information on the children\u2019s parents\/guardians:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>personal information (names, address, contact numbers and emails)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why we collect and use this information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We use the children\u2019s and parents\u2019 data to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>support children\u2019s learning and development, and to enable staff to plan suitable activities to extend children\u2019s knowledge and skills.<\/li>\n<li>ensure that all children are safe within our child care provision.<\/li>\n<li>monitor and report on children\u2019s progress.<\/li>\n<li>provide appropriate behavioural and emotional support as required.<\/li>\n<li>assess the quality of our services as a child care provider.<\/li>\n<li>comply with the law regarding data sharing.<\/li>\n<li>meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage (EYFS).<\/li>\n<li>make claims for funding.<\/li>\n<li>advise parents and ex-parents of reunions, camps, and courses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The lawful basis on which we use this information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We collect and use children\u2019s information under the following lawful bases:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Contract:<\/strong>the processing is necessary for a contract we have with the parents\/guardian of the child to provide child care, and the contract that we have with the local authority to provide funded child care to eligible families.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legal obligation:<\/strong>the processing is necessary for us to comply with the law (submitting data for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/early-years-census-2018-guide\">early years census<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legitimate interests:<\/strong> the criteria here is will our occasional email notifying you of a reunion, or a holiday camp, or a parenting course cause you harm. We very much hope not, but it is always possible for you to unsubscribe so that you will never hear from us again. We do not email third-party addresses \u2013 only those with whom we have, or have had, a relationship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Collecting children\u2019s information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the majority of children\u2019s information you provide to us is mandatory, some of it is provided to us on a voluntary basis. In order to comply with the GDPR, we will inform you whether you are required to provide certain children\u2019s information to us or if you have a choice in this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Storing children\u2019s data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are required to hold children\u2019s data for a reasonable period of time after children have left the provision (eg until after the next Ofsted inspection) as a requirement under the EYFS. The Limitation Act 1980 recommends that we retain data until the child reaches the age of 21 \u2014 or until the child reaches the age of 24 for child protection records.<\/p>\n<p>Your data will be held securely and will only be accessible by staff who are authorised to do so.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who we share children\u2019s information with<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We routinely share children\u2019s information with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>schools that the child attends after leaving our provision.<\/li>\n<li>other local child care providers where the child is engaging currently (wrap around or blended child care).<\/li>\n<li>our local authority (for funding claims and the early years census).<\/li>\n<li>the DfE (annual early years census).<\/li>\n<li>special education needs co-ordinators.<\/li>\n<li>NHS services (health visitors and speech and language therapists).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why we share children\u2019s information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We do not share information about our children with anyone without your consent unless the law and our policies allow us to do so.<\/p>\n<p>We share children\u2019s data with the DfE on a statutory basis. We are required to submit data to our local authority, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, for them to submit as part of the annual early years census in Janaury and to access child care funding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Data collection requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To be granted access to children\u2019s information, organisations must comply with strict terms and conditions covering the confidentiality and handling of the data, security arrangements and retention and use of the data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Requesting access to your personal data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under data protection legislation, parents and children have the right to request access to information about them that we hold. To make a request for your personal information, or be given access to your child\u2019s early years record, contact Felicity Marrian.<\/p>\n<p>You also have the right to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>object to processing of personal data that is likely to cause, or is causing, damage or distress.<\/li>\n<li>prevent processing for the purpose of direct marketing.<\/li>\n<li>object to decisions being taken by automated means.<\/li>\n<li>in certain circumstances, have inaccurate personal data rectified, blocked, erased or destroyed.<\/li>\n<li>claim compensation for damages caused by a breach of the Data Protection Regulations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have a concern about the way we are collecting or using your personal data, we request that you raise your concern with us in the first instance. Alternatively, you can contact the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ico.org.uk\/concerns\/\">ICO<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Gardens Montessori we take privacy very seriously and we comply with the standards set by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We are registered with the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO). 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