Childcare / ECEC
Childcare photo consent screening.
Centres share hundreds of photos a week through tools like Xplor and Storypark. Those tools deliver photos - they don’t check who consented first. FaceGate is that check, running on the centre’s phone.
The problem
Delivery tools share. They don’t screen.
Daily updates are part of the job: photos of activities, meals, and milestones, shared with family groups within hours. The volume is exactly what makes a manual consent check impractical.
The risk is a single photo of a child whose family opted out reaching the wrong feed - or a child whose arrangements have changed since the form was signed. Staff turnover makes “everyone just knows” an unreliable control.
How FaceGate fits
One screening pass before the post goes out.
FaceGate plugs in as the consent-screening layer the delivery tools don’t provide.
- Runs on a centre phone - a pre-configured device, included with your licence; no admin panel to roll out.
- Batches before posts - scan the day’s photos and get Safe / Unsafe / Review counts in one pass.
- Living consent - a status change re-classifies historic photos automatically, so the verdict always reflects today.
- Works offline - no connection required. See the full workflow walkthrough.
On-device & compliance
Biometric data stays on the centre’s device.
Face crops, embeddings, the consent list, and the audit log all live in an on-device database. Biometric information is sensitive information under the Privacy Act, and the simplest way to protect it is not to move it.
The full posture is on the Privacy & Trust page, and the on-device vs cloud comparison covers why keeping the matching on the phone changes the procurement conversation.
FAQ
Childcare questions, answered.
Doesn't Xplor or Storypark already handle this?
Those tools deliver photos to families - they don’t screen who consented first. FaceGate is the screening pass that runs before a photo reaches them.How do our children get into FaceGate - is it a lot of manual setup?
Not by hand. FaceGate looks at how your centre already holds children’s names and photos and builds a one-off import that enrols the group in bulk. The recommended approach is to enrol everyone, not just the children who have opted out - that way a later change applies to photos already scanned, and an unrecognised face is a genuine stranger rather than an un-enrolled child. The in-app screen handles ongoing additions after that.A parent changes their mind about sharing - what happens to older photos?
Toggle that child to Exclude and previously scanned photos re-classify in place - no re-scanning required.Does it work without a connection?
Yes. FaceGate runs fully offline, whether the centre is online that day or not.
Bring FaceGate to your centre.
Tell us how your centre shares photos - we'll be in touch within two business days.