the best start in life - SDN Children's Services

Mission
SDN Children’s Services is a not-for-profit
organisation committed to:
• providing high quality education and care
for children 0-5 years of age
• strengthening families, local communities
and the children’s services sector
Values
The SDN community is characterised by:
• passion
• commitment
• professionalism
• inclusion
• innovation
• integrity
• service
Vision
SDN Children’s Services works towards
a future where:
• the promise and potential of every child
is realised
• families and communities are strong
and caring
• children’s services are valued and
well resourced
mission, values, vision
SDN’s philosophy
All our people, services, programs and centres are
committed to achieving our mission and vision and
to expressing our values. We are a community of
learners where children and adults in all their
diversity are welcomed, respected and encouraged
to contribute and grow.
We believe learning is influenced by social and cultural
contexts, and happens when children and adults trust
others and want to solve problems. We work to make
our environments and workplaces safe, trustworthy and
inviting, filled with interesting materials, resources and
equipment that encourage exploration and a sense of
achievement for both children and adults.
We support families and communities because
children’s lives and development are enhanced when
their families and communities are strengthened. We
celebrate the strengths of every individual, group,
family and community and we believe we all contribute
to the well-being of the environments we live in.
We encourage on-going innovation by recording and
communicating the learning of children, adults, teams,
groups, families and communities; and we learn from
the experiences of others.
We work with other agencies and organisations,
sharing knowledge and skills, collaborating to influence
public policy and practices and partnering to better
fulfill our mission and vision.
We believe learning is
influenced by social
and cultural contexts,
and happens when
children and adults
trust others and want
to solve problems
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