3 November 2011
SDN welcomes new National Quality Standards for childhood education and care
SDN Children’s Service has welcomed the new National Quality Standards for Australian Early Childhood Education and Care that are to come into effect on 1 January 2012.
31 August 2011
SDN partners with USyd to support future teachers and social workers
SDN would like to announce the opening of the newly created SDN Children’s Services Aunts Fry Gift to support future teachers and social workers.
15 August 2011
NSW Government selects SDN for EarlyStart program
SDN Children’s Services has been chosen to deliver a NSW Department of Family and Community Services program to support children and families experiencing difficulties accessing early childhood services transition into mainstream services.
4 July 2011
SDN welcomes new fortnightly child care payments for families
SDN Children’s Services has welcomed the new fortnightly Child Care Rebate payment, which can now be claimed by families.
2 July 2011
Leah Purcell announced as ambassador for SDN Ngara Nanga Mai
Aboriginal actress and cultural activist, Leah Purcell, was today announced as ambassador for Ngara Nanga Mai, SDN’s Aboriginal unit, reflecting her commitment to supporting and advocating for Aboriginal children.
23 March 2011
New early education service for children with autism spectrum disorder
SDN Children’s Services and Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) have been awarded a NSW Government
tender to establish a unique early education service for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in
Western Sydney.
8 March 2011
SDN receives EOWA Employer of Choice for Women citation
SDN Children’s Services has been formally recognised as an employer of choice for women by the
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA).
6 February 2011
Launch of SDN Ngara Nanga Mai
The Hon Peter Garrett MP, Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, and The Hon
Linda Burney MP, NSW Minister for Community Services and for the State Plan, today launched SDN
Children’s Services’ new Aboriginal unit, Ngara Nanga Mai.
6 February 2011
SDN calls for free preschool for Aboriginal children following new research
SDN Children’s Services is calling for preschool to be free for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, following the release today of new research by SDN on the factors that contribute to lower participation rates.
25 January 2011
New 1:4 ratio will improve the quality of early education and care
SDN Children’s Services has welcomed the NSW Government’s early implementation of a new 1:4 staff-to-infant ratio in licensed long day care centres, as it will improve the quality of early education and care across the board.
25 January 2011
Better staffing ratios for babies in NSW childcare - NSW Government media release
The NSW Government has announced that a 1:4 staff-to-child ratio for babies has become mandatory across all licensed centre-based and mobile children’s services in NSW this month.
