Little Scholars is what is known as the ‘Controller’ of the personal data you provide to it. We take your privacy seriously and will only use personal information about you and your child to provide the services you have requested from us and administer your account.

We collect a variety of personal data to be able to deliver the service requested by you. Most of this data is captured on an enrolment form or on the forms required to obtain government funded fees or fee subsidisation (where applicable).

Includes name, and contact details of the child and his/her family for the purpose of adding the child to a waiting list. This will be kept for the duration of the waiting list and will be destroyed when the waiting period expires, or the child is removed from the waiting list by the parent/guardian.

Includes your name, address, details of your child including date of birth plus further detail on any specific medical and other relevant health-care details, and history necessary to allow us to ensure the welfare and safety of your child. Because of the sensitive nature of much this information, you will be asked to confirm your consent for us to collect and hold the information before it does so. We also ask you for other permissions regarding other data such as photographs etc. In addition to this, the Service will, at your request and again with your consent, gather additional information on your nationality, religion, and ethnic origin, if you believe this to be an important factor in providing the appropriate care and support for your child.
The enrolment form also collects the contact details and phone numbers of your child’s emergency contacts and authorised collectors. You are required to ensure these persons agree to their information being stored and you will be asked to confirm this on the enrolment form.

This Form may collect personal data including your PPS number and your social welfare status. This is only collected to allow us to process an application on your behalf which allow you access subsidies or free care and education for your child (where eligible and applicable).

The Service needs your basic personal data to provide you with it’s services in line with the overall contract you have with each other. The Service will not collect any personal data from you that it does not need to faciliate and oversee thier service to you.

All personal data is processed by management or by staff designated by management. To deliver our services effectively, we may need to exchange your details with:
• The relevant funding bodies such as DCYA, Pobal, and the Childcare Committees,
• Regulators such as TUSLA or the Revenue Commissioners,
• Inspectors (TUSLA, Department of Education and Science and Health & Safety Authority), or
• External personnel such as HR contractors, accountants and professional advisors.

The Service has a Data Protection Policy in place to oversee the effective and secure processing of your personal data.

The Service will keep your and your child’s personal data for as long as he or she remains within the Service, and for the period afterwards required by the relevant statutory and legislative guidelines that apply, after this it will be securley destroyed. More information on the Service’s retention procedures can be found by contacting the Manager directly at the addresses given below.

If you wish to see what information the Service holds on you or your child, simply contact the Manager either by post or email and we will endeavour to respond to you within 30 days of receipt of your request.

If at any point you believe the information the Services processes on you is incorrect, you may request to have it corrected. You can contact the Manager at the address shown in Data Protection Contacts. If you wish to raise a complaint on how the Service has handled your personal data, you can also contact the Manager.

Data Controller: Little Scholars, Chereen Owens

Contact Points: Chereen Owens

Manager: Little Scholars, Chereen Owens

Data Protection Officer: Little Scholars, Chereen Owens

Bracken Educate Together National School

Castlelands

Balbriggan

Co Dublin

085 1375828

littlescholars@mail.com