Privacy Notice – Participation in the In Home Care Program

Your personal information and that of your child/ren (‘Your personal information’) is protected by law, including by the Privacy Act 1988 (‘Privacy Act’).

Collection

Your personal information, including sensitive information, is collected by the NSW Family Day Care Association trading as In Home Care Support Agency NSW & SA (‘the Agency’) from the following organisations:

directly from you, including though the Family Management Plan,
the organisation/s that provide child care services to your child/ren,
other In Home Care Support Agencies,
organisations that may hold information relevant to your eligibility for, and access to, the In Home Care Program (‘IHC Program’), such as your employer, medical or health professionals, and your child’s or children’s education provider, and
the Australian Government Department of Education and Training (‘the Department’).

By signing this Privacy Notice, you are also providing authorisation for the Agency to collect your personal information, including sensitive information, from the organisations listed above.

Purpose for collection, use and disclosure

Your personal information may be collected, used or disclosed for any one or more of the following purposes:

administering, delivering, managing, monitoring, or evaluating the IHC Program,
policy or program development in relation to the IHC Program,
linking with other In Home Care Support Agencies to facilitate or improve your access to the IHC Program or support provided under that program, and
linking you or your family with other support services.

Disclosure

Your personal information may be disclosed to:

the organisation/s providing child care services to your child or children
other In Home Care Support Agencies,
other support or child welfare services, and
the Department of Education.

Quick Links

IHC Application Form

The In Home Care Program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we sit, The Wangal and Gadigal People of the Eora Nation.

We acknowledge their ongoing connection to land, sea, sky and waterways and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

We acknowledge the First Nations People have been caring and educating the children of this land for tens of thousands of years.