Privacy Notification:
The personal information requested on this application is collected by South Gippsland Shire Council for the provision of central enrolment placement for early childhood education and care services in the region. This information will be used by South Gippsland Shire Council for that primary purpose and/or directly related purposes, e.g. invoicing of fees/ placement and transition of children to kindergarten etc. All information will be treated confidentially. South Gippsland Shire Council may disclose information compiled to relevant Government and Kindergarten Service Providers for the purpose of enrolment and kindergarten funding. Additional information gathered about children’s special needs will be used to support the transition process to kindergarten for these children. Information gathered may be used for the purpose of equitable distribution of places across all kindergarten programs.
Confidentiality of enrolment records
The Approved Provider of the children’s service must ensure that information in the child’s enrolment record is not divulged to another person unless necessary for the care or education of the child, to manage medical treatment of the child, where expressly authorised by the parent or prescribed in the Education & Care Services Regulations (Regulation 181, 183).
Powers and Responsibilities
All parents have powers and responsibilities in relation to their children that can only be changed by a court order. The Education & Care Services Regulations refer to these powers and responsibilities as “a person with authority”. It is not affected by the relationship between the parents, such as whether or not they have lived together or are married. A court order, such as under the Family Law Act, may take away the authority of a parent to do something, or may give it to another person.