Yes my consent for is in depth because photo documentation is a large part of my childcare approach to gather data on children's understandings and learning processes.

I use photographs for both authentic assessment portfolios as well as to gather our project stories for the purpose of sharing with other families and colleagues in the field.

I share children's documentation on my members only portal with parents, use them for advertizing purposes as well as I speak publicly and share my program stories with photos in workshops/seminars and as a certified ECE am required occasionally to publish articles or other forms of media and so forth to promote professional development among my peers as part of my certification ~ so all these various options are on my consent form and I give parents the options of either Yes, Permission to use my child’s photo/image is granted or No, do not use my child’s photo/image in this manner. If my child's image cannot be cropped out a photo to be used, please digitally distort his/her image beyond facial recognition for each varied option.

A picture is worth a 1000 words and IMO for new clients being able to 'see' the love of learning going on in the eyes and faces of the children as part of advertizing on a website of flyer is priceless ... I never use 'names' in this context.

My consent form also has a disclaimer that I cannot be responsible for any images used publicly being taken by a third party and used for other purposes than the consent given ~ a couple blogs I follow had issues with their blog content being 'stolen' by someone and they were passing off the photos and work being done with children as their own ideas and children ... it takes all kinds in this world!