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Our Service has an ethical and legal responsibility to protect the privacy and confidentiality of children, individuals and families as outlined in the Early Childhood Australia (ECA) Code of Ethics, Education and Care Services National Regulations and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) . The right to privacy of all children, their families, and educators and staff of the Service will be upheld and respected, whilst ensuring that all children have access to high quality early years care and education. All staff members will maintain confidentiality of personal and sensitive information to foster positive trusting relationships with families.  \nLegislative Requirements  \nNATIONAL QUALITY STANDARD (NQS)  \n\n| QUALITY AREA 7: GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 7.1 | Governance | Governance supports the operation of a quality service |\n| 7.1.1 | Service philosophy and purposes | A statement of philosophy guides all aspects of the service’s operations. |\n| 7.1.2 | Management Systems | Systems are in place to manage risk and enable the effective management and operation of a quality service. |\n| 7.1.3 | Roles and Responsibilities | Roles and responsibilities are clearly defined and understood and support effective decision-making and operation of the service. |\n| 7.2 | Leadership | Effective leadership builds and promotes a positive organisational culture and professional learning community. |\n\n\n| EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL LAW AND NATIONAL REGULATIONS |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| S. 2A | Paramount consideration |\n| S. 3A | Paramount consideration [NSW] |\n| S. 167 | Offence relating to protection of children from harm and hazards |\n| PART 6A | Devices in education and care services |\n| 168 | Education and care services must have policies and procedures |\n\n\n| 170 | Policies and procedures to be followed |\n| --- | --- |\n| 171 | Policies and procedures to be kept available |\n| 172 | Notification of change to policies or procedure |\n| 177 | Prescribed enrolment and other documents to be kept by approved provider |\n| 181 | Confidentiality of records kept by approved provider |\n| 183 | Storage of records and other documents |\n| 184 | Storage of records after service approval transferred |\n\nRelated Legislation  \n\n| Child Care Subsidy Secretary’s Rules 2017 | Family Law Act 1975 |\n| --- | --- |\n| A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 | Child Care Subsidy Minister’s Rules 2017 |\n| Privacy Act 1988 (the Act) |  |\n| Family Assistance Law – Incorporating all related legislation as identified within the Child Care Provider Handbook |  |\n\nRelated Policies  \n\n| CCS Governance Policy Dealing with Complaints Policy Enrolment Policy\u003Cbr>Family Communication Policy Governance Policy Management Committee Policy | Orientation of Families Policy\u003Cbr>Payment of Fees Policy\u003Cbr>Protected Disclosures (Whistleblower) Policy Record Keeping and Retention Policy\u003Cbr>Safe Use of Digital Technologies and Online Environments Policy\u003Cbr>Social Media Policy |\n| --- | --- |\n\nPurpose  \nTo ensure that the confidentiality of information and files relating to the children, families, staff, and visitors using the Service is upheld at all times. We aim to protect the privacy and confidentiality of all information and records about individual children, families, educators, staff and management by ensuring continuous review and improvement of our current systems, storage, and methods of disposal of records. We will ensure that all records and information are held in a secure place and are only retrieved by or released to people who have a legal right to access this information. Our Service takes data integrity very seriously. 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