This online GDPR training for nursery managers gives owners, managers and deputies a thorough grounding in what data protection law means for a childcare setting — and a clear route to achieving and maintaining compliance. If you are the person responsible for how your setting collects, stores and shares information about children, families and staff, this course was written for you.
GDPR touches almost every corner of nursery life, from enrolment forms and learning journals to staff records and photographs. The course goes beyond awareness: it walks you through the practical work of compliance, including auditing the data you hold, mapping how it flows through your setting, assessing risk and updating your policies — giving you a solid foundation for building your own action plan.
What you’ll learn
- The aims of GDPR and the key changes that affect day nurseries
- Data protection terminology and the core principles of data protection
- Lawful processing: obtaining valid consent, handling sensitive personal data and respecting subject rights, including the right to withdraw consent
- Data controller and processor obligations, including data security, breach reporting and cross-border data transfer
- How to carry out a data audit of all data subjects and map data flows across your setting
- Risk assessment and data protection by design
- The policy changes needed to reach and maintain compliance
Who this course is for
Nursery managers, owners and deputies — and anyone else who carries responsibility for data management and GDPR compliance in a childcare setting. If your team simply needs a general awareness of their day-to-day obligations, our companion GDPR for Staff course is the better fit; this course is aimed at the people who lead compliance.
Why this training matters
Data protection is not optional for childcare providers: GDPR places significant legal obligations on those who control and process personal data, and settings hold some of the most sensitive information there is — details about young children and their families. Completing recognised GDPR training for nursery managers gives you evidence of compliance you can present at audit, and the confidence that your policies, consents and records will stand up to scrutiny.
How the course works
The course is delivered entirely online through media-rich learning with voiceovers, so you can study at your own pace, on any device, around the demands of running a setting. It takes approximately one hour to complete, and you will finish with the practical knowledge needed to start building your setting’s compliance action plan straight away.
Your certificate
On successful completion you will receive a downloadable certificate in GDPR for Managers, which you can use as evidence for compliance and audit purposes and as a record of your continuing professional development (CPD). National Nursery Training is an NFAQ-accredited provider, so your certificate carries recognised accreditation you can show to inspectors, auditors and parents with confidence.
