Parent consent form

In short

Kenya's data protection rules need a parent's consent before a nursery keeps a child's records in an app.
Photos need their own consent, and parents can say no without it affecting their child's place.
Check the person signing is the child's parent or guardian, and keep the signed form.
Parents can change their mind at any time.

1. When to use it

For every child, before you add them to Nuru.
For children already at the nursery, before you add their records.
Again if you start using Nuru for something new that the form doesn't cover.

2. How to use it

Print the form below, or copy it into your own enrolment pack.
Write your nursery's name at the top, and go through it with the parent so they understand each part.
Check the person signing is the child's parent or guardian, for example by seeing their ID.
Keep the signed form safely for as long as you keep the child's records.
If a parent says no to photos, don't post photos of their child, and remind your educators.

The form is a starting point. Your nursery is responsible for the consent it collects, so check it fits how you work, and take advice if you're unsure.

The form

Nursery name

Keeping your child's records in Nuru

We use Nuru, an app made by Databit Limited, to keep your child's records safely and to share their day with you. We decide what goes into Nuru, and Databit Limited looks after it for us. Please read each part and tick the boxes you agree to.

Child's full name

Child's date of birth

Your full name

Your relationship to the child

Your phone number

Your email address

1. Your child's records

I agree that the nursery may keep my child's name, date of birth, room, attendance, daily diary (meals, naps, nappies and mood), contacts and our messages in Nuru, and that the nursery's owner and educators, and the parents and guardians linked to my child, can see them.

2. Health information

I agree that the nursery may record my child's allergies, medication given and other health notes in Nuru, so that everyone caring for them knows how to keep them safe.

3. Where the records are stored

I understand that Nuru stores records securely in the European Union (Ireland), outside Kenya, and I agree to my child's records, including health information, being stored there.

4. Photos (your choice)

Photos of my child in their own daily diary, seen only by the nursery and the parents and guardians linked to my child.YesNo

Photos that include my child in posts the nursery shares with other families in their room or the whole nursery.YesNo

Saying no to photos won't affect your child's place or the care they receive.

Your rights

You can ask to see, correct or delete your child's records, and change any of these choices, at any time by telling the nursery. If you don't agree to parts 1 to 3, please talk to us about how we'll keep your child's records instead. You can read Nuru's privacy policy at nurucare.app/privacy.

Signature

Date

For the nursery

ID checked by

Type of ID seen

Date

Want this in your own words or language? Copy it freely. Our privacy policy explains what Nuru does with the records.

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