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Your Assignment Module Number and Heading: CHCCS400C - Work within a relevant legal and ethical framework
Your Assignment Type: Case Scenario
Currently Working in Childcare? No
Your knowledge: Basic Knowledge

Your Question?
FOCUS INSTUCTIONS: Read the scenario ‘Chui-Ling’ and with reference to privacy and confidentiality. Suggest how you would respond considering what is your legal and ethical responsibility to responding appropriately with regards to the privacy and confidentiality of your clients.
Chui-Ling
Chui-Ling’s family operate a busy family restaurant. Two year-old Chui-Ling and her two older brothers are often seen at the restaurant in the evenings and on weekends. There is always a member of the extended family keeping an eye on the children – uncles, aunts, cousins or grandparent.
You are chatting to a parent and politely asked if she had a good weekend. The parent proceeds to tell you that she and her husband went to the restaurant run by Chui-Ling’s family.
The parent then shared that when they left at around 10.30 pm Chui-Ling and her brothers were still ‘running around unsupervised’. The parent then said ‘It’s a disgrace to see those children up so late. You know, you should report them to the welfare for neglect.’
Another educator, who has overheard the comments says ‘Yes, I’ve seen the children there late at night, too. It must be a cultural thing.’

How would you respond to the parent’s comments?
How would you respond to the educator’s comments?
What policy informed your decisions?

What is your answer so far or What have you done so far as an attempt to solve this question?
How would you respond to the parent’s comments? I would advise the parent that I can not discuss any information about a child or family with any person outside of the family concerned or of the Daycare organisation.
How would you respond to the educator’s comments? I would remind the educator that it is inappropriate to discuss matters of one child with someone other than their parents and that their comment could be seen as gossiping.
What policy informed your decisions? ?? Education and Care Services National Regulations??

Description and Message:
Hi all, my name is Sara. I'm a 32 year old mother to 4 children (11, 7, 2 & 5 months) and I've just started a Cert III in Children's services to go with starting my own FDC in the (hopefully) very near future!!

It has been MANY years since I've studied and I'm not really sure if I'm going well. I'm particular stuck on the Case Scenario I've mentioned here. I think my first two answers are ok, but I'm not sure what they question regarding the policy relates to. Does it mean an actual Regulation or Law I should reference? Or is it more surrounding the policy of an FDC / Long daycare centre?

Any help is appreciated,

Thank you.

Hi Sara,

Welcome to Aussie Childcare Network!

What a busy mum you are! Good on you for pursuing your studies. I don't think you will have any problems completing your cert 3 since you have a mini FDC of your own!

I think with this scenario the policies which best fits are the Anti Bias, Privacy and Confidentiality Policies and the Code of Ethics.

Anti Bias refers to the following:

Families are welcomed and treated with respect, regardless of culture, language, religion, socio-economic status, education and employment, composition including single and same sex parents.

Staff demonstrate sensitivity and awareness of different family and cultural values and practices related to child rearing and an understanding of the attitudes to, and expectations of, children’s services by culturally and linguistically diverse and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander families.

All staff in children’s services will treat children, families, other staff and community members with equal respect, and will challenge any form of discrimination or bias.

I'm also providing you with the Code of Ethics which may also help with this question.

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Hope this helps,

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L.A