Consent for the use and disclosure of child's personal information
Collecting Personal Information about you and your Child
You agree that the Mobile Playvan (the Early Childhood Education Service – ‘Service’) may collect Personal Information about you and your child or legal ward (Child) for the purposes described in this consent form.
What Personal Information is collected?
‘Personal Information’ (including information or an opinion) may include information that you have provided (or someone has provided on your behalf) as part of your Child’s enrolment application or otherwise in connection with your Child’s attendance at the Service.
This information may include your Child’s name, date of birth, address, languages spoken at home and other information about you, your family or household. If relevant, this may also include information relating to your Child’s health, including any disability, medical records and reports.
How is Personal Information used?
The Service is required to disclose Personal Information to the NSW Department of Education (Department) to receive funding and other support in order to deliver an early childhood education program to your Child. The purpose of this form is to obtain your consent for the Service to disclose your and your Child’s Personal Information to the Department.
The Department may disclose your or your Child’s Personal Information to its personnel and third parties engaged by the Department (Third Parties) for the purposes listed below. The Department will only disclose as much Personal Information as is required for those purposes. If information is disclosed to Third Parties, the Department will require its Third Parties to only use Personal Information to provide support to the Service and reporting to the Department.
The Department is required to meet the legislative obligations under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 and Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 which establish safeguards to protect all personal and health information held by NSW government agencies.
The Department may use your or your Child’s Personal Information for the following purposes:
- administering funding programs including the assessment and eligibility of support or funding to your Child;
- administering development or capacity building programs offered by the Department for services. This may include the Department engaging a Third Party to support educational outcomes for the Service including potentially for your Child. In these circumstances, you also consent to Service disclosing Personal Information directly to the Department’s Third Parties assisting with these programs;
- as part of the Department’s audit activities of the Service including in relation to use of Department funding; and
- any purpose relating to the exercise of the Department’s governmental functions. This may include disclosure of de-identified data to other Australian Government agencies, including the Commonwealth and other States and Territories.
Under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW), you have a right of access to, and correction or amendment of, your Personal Information. To access your Personal Information please contact the Service or the Department.
If you would like further information on funded programs available through the Department, please visit: https://education.nsw.gov.au/early-childhood-education/operating-an-early-childhood-education-service/grants-and-funded-programs
What if you do not give your consent?
If you do not agree to your or your Child’s Personal Information being provided to the Department then this could impact the funding and support made available to the Service in relation to your Child.