▁class rooms . ▁ ▁The ▁Cr è che ▁and ▁Kinder g arten ▁Association ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁with ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁inst itut ing ▁and ▁maintain ing ▁day ▁nur series ▁and ▁free ▁kind er gart ens ▁for ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁the ▁poor ▁in ▁Br is b ane . ▁Like ▁the ▁Play ground ▁Association , ▁the ▁Cr è che ▁and ▁Kinder g arten ▁Association ▁were ▁successful ▁in ▁ach ieving ▁local ▁and ▁Queensland ▁Government ▁spons or ship ▁and ▁fund ing ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁fund ing ▁from ▁various ▁national ▁phil anth rop ic ▁trust ▁funds . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁organis ations ▁can ▁be ▁right ly ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁t ire less ▁and ▁strateg ic ▁work ▁of ▁Mary ▁Joseph ine ▁Bed ford . ▁ ▁Bed ford , ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁remembered ▁as ▁the ▁lif el ong ▁companion ▁of ▁Dr ▁L ilian ▁V io let ▁Cooper , ▁worked ▁toward ▁alle vi ating ▁the ▁stress ▁and ▁pover ty ▁aff lic ting ▁urban ▁dwell ers . ▁On ▁her ▁many ▁study ▁t ours ▁with ▁Cooper , ▁Bed ford ▁research ed ▁successful ▁methods ▁and ▁program mes ▁on ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁family ▁w elf are ▁in ▁America ▁and ▁Europe ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁attended ▁lect ures ▁at ▁Ber keley ▁University ▁on ▁public ▁recre ation ▁par ks ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁just ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁Play ground ▁Association ▁was ▁established . ▁M s ▁Bed ford ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁efforts ▁in ▁Br is b ane