Little Face of India is for young children. Their safety, dignity and wellbeing come before everything else — before the show, the schedule or any prize.
Child Safety Officer: Saneesh C K · info@edumithra.com · +91 944 632 1098
Child safety policy
- Parents at the venue. Every child must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at the venue for the whole event.
- Restricted areas. Parents are not allowed backstage, in the make-up, trial or rehearsal rooms, or on the ramp. In these areas children are supervised by at least two LFI team members at all times.
- No one-to-one. No adult is ever alone with a child out of sight of others.
- Trial room and make-up. Children change and get ready in a private trial room, helped by women volunteers, with the door attended — never by a single adult alone.
- Safe hand-over. Children are taken to and from restricted areas in groups, and are handed back only to their registered parent or guardian at the agreed point.
- Age-appropriate. Costumes, make-up, music, poses and stage directions must be suitable for the child’s age. No child will be asked to wear or do anything inappropriate or unsafe.
- No pressure. A child may stop, rest or step out at any time. Judging never comments on a child’s body, skin colour or looks.
- Safe venue. First aid is available at the venue. If a child is lost, tell any volunteer at once — the venue exits will be watched and the child kept with a staff member in a public place until the parent arrives.
- Briefed team. Staff, volunteers, stylists and judges are briefed on this policy before the event, and wear visible LFI identification.
Anti-harassment policy
We have zero tolerance for harassment of any child, parent, volunteer, judge or staff member — at the venue, in messages or online.
Harassment includes:
- Unwanted physical contact, or inappropriate comments or gestures
- Bullying, threats, or comments about anyone’s body, skin colour, caste, religion, language, disability or background
- Pressuring or contacting a child directly, or asking a child for personal details
- Abusive messages or posts about participants or families
What we do: anyone who harasses others may be asked to leave the venue at once, and their child may be disqualified. Serious incidents will be reported to the police.
How to report: tell any volunteer at the venue, or contact our Child Safety Officer, Saneesh C K, at info@edumithra.com or +91 944 632 1098. Reports are taken seriously and handled discreetly.
Digital safety policy
- What we publish: the child’s name, so that children with the same first name are not confused. We never publish a child’s address, phone numbers or school together with their photo.
- Photos and videos: location data (EXIF/GPS) is removed before we publish any image. Use of photos and videos is explained in the Terms & Conditions.
- Application data: biodata, photographs and videos sent with applications are seen only by the organising team and the screening panel, and are stored securely. See our Privacy Policy.
- No direct messages to children. Our team contacts parents only, never children directly.
- Social media: we moderate comments on our posts and remove anything abusive or inappropriate. Please report any misuse of a child’s photo to us at once — we will act to have it removed.
- Please help us: do not share photos or videos of other people’s children online without their parents’ permission.
Contact
Questions or concerns about child safety? Please contact us.