b'their back playground and upstairs infants outdoor space, SDN Crookwell received new outdoor play equipment, and SDN Surry Hills were built a new sandpit and added a timber deck to their infants play space. General maintenance has occurred across our centres indoor spaces and offices, and there have been fencing and security upgrades.SDN Brighter Futures improving child wellbeing with innovative practiceWe know from research that there are three universally important factors for families: a good relationship betweenNancy Lefmann, Nanette Swinburn, Mayor of Mosman Carolyn parents and their children, healthy children, and safe homeCorrigan, Marion Taylor, Sister Margaret Hines and Marina West.environments. SDNs Brighter Futures program is fundedSDN Mosman celebrates 75 yearsby the NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) to work with vulnerable families and their children toOn 17 May, SDN Mosman held its 75 thbirthday strengthen families so children can live safely at home. celebration. SDN Mosman opened its doors on 19 May As part of DCJs ongoing efforts to reduce the1944, when Sydney Day Nursery Association purchased number of children in out-of-home care, they ran trialsa residential house on 33 Brierly Street Cremorne (later of SafeCare in selected Brighter Futures sites. SafeCare is aMosman). Alterations were carried out to make it suitable behavioural skills training program developed for parentsfor a nursery school, and Mosman Municipal Council known to the child protection system and has been shownprovided 100 towards establishing the nursery, as World to significantly lower reports of risk of harm for children. War II created an urgent need for more nurseries with more We were successful in our tender to be part of thewomen entering the workforce. Her Excellency Lady Gowrie trial of SafeCare in NSW. SafeCare is delivered throughopened the nursery, and the then Mayor of Mosman and weekly in-home sessions that guide parents through childother council officials attended the ceremony. In 1976, the health, home safety, and parent-child interaction. Ourold cottage house was replaced with the current building, Brighter Futures SafeCare providers have been impressedwhere SDN Mosmans 75 thanniversary was held.with the level of family engagement. Families haveCurrent Centre Director Leanne DeMatos led the made their homes safer for their children, have increasedevent, which included a Welcome to Country by Gadigal confidence to meet their childs health needs, andElder Uncle Allen Madden. We were thrilled to welcome improvements have been observed in the quality of playcurrent and former staff, including two former centre time between parents and their children. directors of Mosman, Margaret Hine and Maureen Smart. Being part of the DCJ trial has put SDN in a strongMargaret was a director at Mosman 60 years ago, and position in the sector by giving SDN Brighter FuturesMaureen over 50 years ago. Also in attendance were case workers another evidence-based program to use toMayor of Mosman Carolyn Corrigan, and many of our enhance childrens wellbeing, and contribute to the overallcentre families. It was fantastic to have community purpose of our organisation. members past and present come together to celebrate our important shared history.14 15'