Welcome to Kidsafe NSW

On this website you will find information about current news and events, resources and information sheets to help keep children safe.

Child safety is an important issue and we hope this website will help spread the word to make Australia a safer place for children.

Play Symposium and 2018 Kidsafe National Playspace Design Awards

Engaging children in play through interaction with their natural environment has very positive effects on their health, well-being, creativity, socialisation and  cognitive development.

Kidsafe will highlight national and  international  research on the critical importance of play and showcase best practice examples that incorporate the natural environment. 

Communities all over the country have nominated playspaces that are inclusive, challenging and innovative. This Play Symposium,  hosted by Dr Geoff Lee MP, Minister for Western Sydney, will culminate in the announcement of the 2018 Kidsafe National Playspace Design Awards.

Location:  NSW Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney

Date:  Thursday 22 November 2018

Time:  9:00am to 3:00pm

• $85 per person
• Seats are limited!
• Click here to register

For further information contact Kidsafe NSW on 02 9845 0899

Safe Barriers Save Lives

Child Kidsafe's 'Safe Barriers Save Lives' Backyard Pool Sasfety campaign calls on all pool and spa owners to check the safety of their pool or spa barriers and set their home pool defence, to assist in keeping children safe in and around water.  Click here for more information.

HOT DRINKS BURN LIKE FIRE

Child Safety Good Practice Guide

Kidsafe NSW, along with Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network and NeuRA, are proud to announce the launch of the Child Safety Good Practice Guide!  Kidsafe was created in response to the increasing number of children being unintentionally injured at home, on roads and at play.  Over the past ten years, these types of injuries have remained consistent. 

In response, NSW child safety and health experts have joined forces to develop this Australian-first resource.  This Guide has given us better understanding of where good progress has been made as well as highlighted areas of investment for the future. 

Click here for the full report.

Kidsafe NSW acknowledges Aboriginal people as the first inhabitants of New South Wales and the traditional custodians of the Country on which we live, learn, work and play. We pay respects to their Elders past, present and future.