the best start in life - SDN Children's Services

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SDN is well supported What makes all our work this year possible? Significantly, we have long term staff and supportive families, we have substantial government funding and donations, we have good governance, and careful monitoring and reporting of our financial situation. Some of these are behind-the-scenes and are not obvious to those benefiting from our services. However, none of our work would be possible without these strong internal factors. Recognition of Service to June 30 2008 We particularly recognise the following staff for their many years of commitment to our shared vision and desire for the best start in life for children: 30 years and over Mrs Robin Hurst Bathurst 34 Mrs Peggy Lane Marrickville 32 25 years and over Miss Anne Irving Northern Suburbs 28 Miss Megan Brophy Paddington 28 20 years and over Mrs Patricia Lumsdaine Marrickville 23 Mrs Diane Duff Batemans Bay 21 Miss Doreen Levensmith Batemans Bay 20 Mrs Penny Saxton Goulburn 20 Miss Fiona Harvey Marrickville 20 Ms Leanne Matthews Paddington 20 15 years and over Mrs Beverly Seaman Crookwell 19 Mr David Farrell Linthorpe Street 19 Ms Robyn Howie Surry Hills 17 Ms Meropy Konitsas Head Office 17 Ms Michelle Richardson Head Office 15 Mrs Cheryl Peris Bathurst 15 Ms Maryann Peterson Northern Suburbs 15 Mrs Margaret Scott Marrickville 15 10 years and over Miss Carmen Topacio Paddington 14 Mrs Jenny Lewis Hurstville 14 Mrs Purnima Chand Paddington 14 Mrs Carol Muldoon Bathurst 14 Ms Doris Lam Fong Redfern 13 Ms Nhuong Tran Marrickville 13 Ms Al Phu Woolloomooloo 13 Ms Teresa Sathananthan Woolloomooloo 13 Miss Samantha Knight Paddington 13 Miss Michelle Briscoe Woolloomooloo 12 Mrs Ritu Gupta Surry Hills 12 Miss Ronwyn Clarke SCAN 11 Mrs Bilkay Kitapli Surry Hills 11 Ms Louise Casey Petersham 11 Ms Khadijeh Emamvardi Erskineville 11 Ms Karen Shannon Goulburn 11 Ms Alice Greenwood Linthorpe Street 11 Mr Behrooz Arzani Ngallia 11 Mrs Harminder Kaur Waterloo 11 Mrs Rama Sama Marrickville 10 Ms Kay Turner Granville 10 Mrs Leean Weekes Goulburn 10 Mrs Anne Reeves Crookwell 10 Miss Suet PONG Pyrmont 10 Mrs Lynette Budin Hurstville 10 And a special congratulations to Sally Waterford (Manager of SDN’s Partnerships with Parents program) who was awarded an OAM in the Prime Minister’s June Honours List for her services to the community of the Southern Highlands. Parents pitch in A number of our centres have strong parent committees. These groups are valued within the SDN family and can have associations with us lasting many years. * The Family Fun Day Committee at SDN Northern Suburbs raised $6,000 from a raffle and silent auctions of the children’s artwork last September. * Again in September, SDN Crookwell preschool held their Smart Art evening at the local art gallery. Retired auctioneer Peter Macdougall (a parent and guest) presided over the auction. * SDN Bluebell’s Betterment Committee made a large vegetable garden for the children. * The SDN Erskineville parents not only contributed their time and efforts to fundraising via a Bunnings’ sausage sizzle, they have also taken the staff out to several dinners. * SDN Mosman held a Family Working Bee in October where families rolled up their sleeves and helped varnish tables and reinvigorate the garden spaces. * SDN Surry Hills held an Open Day / Auction for which families and the local community donated goods and services. A local auctioneer ran the event. This, coupled with a BBQ, raised over $8,000 for the centre. 22 the best start in life
Financial Highlights The surplus for the SDN parent entity for the year ended 30 June 2008 was $11,443. This includes the net profit from the sale of SDN’s two properties in Forest Lodge. When consolidated with the Building Fund, the result for the year is a deficit of $138,021. Although the Building Fund still maintains a balance of $293,387 at the end of year, SDN has committed to approximately $174,000 of projects to be funded by the Building Fund in the following financial year. SDN’s cash flow has continued to grow during the financial year, with total receipts of $29,008,022 for the year. Revenue has increased in 2007/08 to a total of $24,205,147, an increase of 11% on the previous year. Part of this growth is due to new programs, particularly the Inclusion Support Subsidy program which commenced in May 2007, and part relates to unspent government grants deferred from the previous financial year. Revenue from child care fees has remained static in dollar terms when compared to the previous financial year. Income from child care fees and Child Care Benefit contributed 61% of SDN’s revenue while income from government-funded programs now makes up 35% of revenue, up from 30% in the previous year. SDN is grateful for the continuing assistance provided from private funding sources, particularly the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation, the Jenour Foundation and the late Lady (Nancy) Fairfax, AO OBE. The majority of SDN’s expenditure continues to relate to the cost of employment, representing 73% in the financial year. Administration overhead costs were 4% of total expenditure. Service delivery costs have increased from 7% to 10% during the financial year, and relate largely to the Brighter Futures early intervention program reaching capacity. On the balance sheet, SDN’s assets are valued at $29,260,396. Property, plant and equipment make up $28,036,651 of the total amount. Cash is high at $10,508,412 due to the receipt of grant funding in advance and funds approved for rollover to 2008/09. Cash flow $30,000,000 Revenue Expenditure $25,000,000 $20,000,000 $15,000,000 $10,000,000 $5,000,000 Child care fees and Child Care Benefit Government funding Private funding Other Employee costs Occupancy expenses Administration expenses Depreciation expenses Service delivery expenses 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 SDN’s financial records for the year ended 30 June 2008 were audited by PKF Sydney in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and obligations under funding agreements, the Corporations Act and the Charitable Fundraising Act. A copy of SDN’s Annual Financial Report is available on request or via download at www.sdn.org.au SDN ANNUAL REPORT 2008 23
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