hectors house
07-08-2012, 08:47 AM
If the parents agree in writing can I continue to do the following:
Take photos on digital camera, download and keep on my computer in children's own photo folders? Download to CD for present when child leaves and then delete folder?
As above, download on a memory stick and play on digital photo frame for children, parents and visitors to see?
Take photos of my mindees playing with other childminders mindees whilst out and about on walks and outings? E-mail photos I have taken of her and her mindees to her, which she can share with her mindees parents?
Are we not allowed to save photos on our computer due to Ofsted rules or is it Date protection rules? How do I get a license to be able to save photos?
All I can find about photos in the new EYFS standards is under Safeguarding 3.6 "inappropriate sharing of images" - if I have got permission from the parents for their children to be photographed by people who are CRB checked (other childminders) what is the problem?
The other day I met a up with mindees and parent at local park, all the mindees enjoyed playing well together and I said to the parent, that I wished I had brought my camera, with that she said she could take one on her phone and send it to me, but I said that it didn't matter as I didn't want her to take photos on her phone of my mindees - but thinking about it after, 2 of the children were hers and they were just playing with their friends (my other mindees). So why shouldn't see be able to take photos of her kids?
This whole photo thing is really depressing me, I love looking back through the photos on my computer with the children - I don't just invite these children into my house for 5 years, I invite them into my life!
All photos are of children with appropriate clothing on - I don't let them nude in paddling pool - no different to children photographed in "Asda" magazine or Argos catalogue.
Take photos on digital camera, download and keep on my computer in children's own photo folders? Download to CD for present when child leaves and then delete folder?
As above, download on a memory stick and play on digital photo frame for children, parents and visitors to see?
Take photos of my mindees playing with other childminders mindees whilst out and about on walks and outings? E-mail photos I have taken of her and her mindees to her, which she can share with her mindees parents?
Are we not allowed to save photos on our computer due to Ofsted rules or is it Date protection rules? How do I get a license to be able to save photos?
All I can find about photos in the new EYFS standards is under Safeguarding 3.6 "inappropriate sharing of images" - if I have got permission from the parents for their children to be photographed by people who are CRB checked (other childminders) what is the problem?
The other day I met a up with mindees and parent at local park, all the mindees enjoyed playing well together and I said to the parent, that I wished I had brought my camera, with that she said she could take one on her phone and send it to me, but I said that it didn't matter as I didn't want her to take photos on her phone of my mindees - but thinking about it after, 2 of the children were hers and they were just playing with their friends (my other mindees). So why shouldn't see be able to take photos of her kids?
This whole photo thing is really depressing me, I love looking back through the photos on my computer with the children - I don't just invite these children into my house for 5 years, I invite them into my life!
All photos are of children with appropriate clothing on - I don't let them nude in paddling pool - no different to children photographed in "Asda" magazine or Argos catalogue.