Hi, you are observing behaviour, development, learning, mistakes, errors, achievements, corrections, adjustments in and to personality, approach, and interactions that are individual to that one specific child.
That's a lot of information to have on a person.
To ensure the information is used correctly and not abused it is important to obtain parental permission - adults are more likely to understand what the information will and can be used for. Giving consent/permission to observe a child means that they are aware of all the implications and are comfortable with them.
Doodah has posted this link on another thread -
Safeguards in place to ensure objectivity 
thank you
Parental rights and responsibilities,
informed consent,
Child and if interested
The age of majority
There are also a few other threads for this knowledge if you have chance to use
the search page xx
Hth xx
Would be interested to hear from anyone who has parents that refuse to give permission for written/tracking obs on their children .. how are staff & provision supported if obs are unavailable to base judgements on?
303 why is it important to get parental permission for doing an observation
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