reports. (a) In order to improve standards of child care, the department shall cooperate with the governing boards of child welfare agencies, assist the personnel of those agencies through advice on progressive methods and procedures of child care and improvement of the service rendered, and assist in the development of community plans of child care. Tehe department, or its duly authorized agent, may visit any child welfare agency to advise the agency on matters affecting the health of children. r (b) Each child welfare agency shall keep records of each child unuder its control and care as the department may prescribe, and shall report to the department, whenever requested, facts as may be required with reference to the children, upotn forms furnished by the department. All records regarding children and all facts learned about children and their parents or relatives shall be regarded as confidential and shall be properly safeguarded by the agency and the department.
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