Policies and Procedures
Our policies and procedures are designed to provide clear guidance, ensure consistency, and promote a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for our employees, clients, and partners.
This page serves as a central resource where you can access all of our current policies and procedures. Each policy outlines the expectations, responsibilities, and standards that guide our work.
Safeguarding
At Watoto Pre-School we work with children, parents, external agencies and the community to ensure the welfare and safety of children and to give them the very best start in life.
Children have the right to be treated with respect, be helped to thrive and to be safe from any abuse in whatever form.
Click here to refer a safeguarding concern.
General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
Watoto Pre-school is required to collect and process data for a number of purposes concerning its staff, parents, children, contractors and any other individual who comes into contact with the Pre-School. In gathering and using this data Watoto Pre-school is committed to protecting all individual’s rights of freedom and privacy.
Watoto Pre-school is fully committed to full compliance with the requirement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In line with this, the privacy policy describes how personal data must be collected, handled, managed and stored in order to comply with the preschool’s data protection standards and the law.
Why This Policy Exists
This privacy policy sets out the rules that all personal data collected, processed, stored, shared and disposed of on behalf of Watoto Pre-School is compliant with the obligations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
This policy has been put in place to ensure Watoto Pre-school:
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Complies with the requirements set out by GDPR
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Protects the rights and privacy of any individual it holds data on, including but not limited to; staff, contractors, parents and children
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Reduces the risk of a data breach
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Has a clear and consistent approach to the collection, storage and management of data
Relevant Legislation
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in force since 25th May 2018. It applies to all organisations who offer services to monitor or process the personal data of subjects residing in the EU. Failure to comply with the GDPR can result in fines up to 4% of annual global turnover or £20 million.
Policies and Procedures
Watoto Pre-School’s policies and procedures are central to our high-quality provision.
The policies and procedures underpin the Pre-School’s legal responsibility to ensure the welfare of our children, staff, parent/carers and visitors to the Pre-School.
We promise to ensure that all policies and procedures fully incorporate equal opportunities within the preschool framework.
Our policies meet the requirements set out in the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in England.
These policies and procedure provide an invaluable resource to support the maintenance of our high-quality provision.
We welcome all feedback on these policies and procedures.
