A4 Daily Hard Cover

2027 OSHC Diary

Name: 2027 OSHC Diary
Brand: Butler Diaries Pty Ltd
SKU: OSHC-27
Price: 79.99 AUD
Availability: InStock

Pre-order now: Shipping Sept-Nov!

$ 79.99

A comprehensive A4 one day to a page management and compliance diary designed specifically for OSHC educators and directors, aligned with MTOP v2.0. Record responsible persons on duty, manage daily operations, track compliance requirements, and keep your service running smoothly across every shift.

Introducing our enhanced OSHC Diary designed specifically to cater to the unique needs of OSHC educators and directors, aligning with the latest version 2.0 of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), "My Time Our Place." This diary will empower you to excel in compliance within the Out of School Hours Care field for 2027.

Why not try out 2026 OSHC Diary for at least half price! We'll ship it straight away - no extra cost.

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We understand the importance of having ample space to document the responsible persons on duty, and that's why we have introduced a new format that provides more room and greater flexibility. This enhancement ensures that you can easily keep track of staff responsibilities and maintain compliance effortlessly.

Strong Enough to Last the Year

NEW Binding and Covers:
- super sturdy hard cover,
- robust gold spiral binding allowing easy opening and laying flat,
- calming colour interior,
- two handy ribbon bookmarks,
- multi-use internal pocket,
- AND Diary and Framework stickers!

Compliance Made Easy

Captures key compliance records needed by Services
Provides a snapshot of what's happening each day
Encourages family and community engagement
Improves communication in the room and across the service
Creates consistency across the service
Supports practice based on critical reflection
Has Frameworks and Regulations at its foundation
Includes key themes of the NQS
Perfect A&R tool by keeping evidence in one place
Many customers achieved exceeding while using
Adaptable for each team and service
Perfect for all Services from newly opened through to veterans

These diaries have become an indispensable tool for OSHC educators and directors, aiding in record-keeping and effective planning to ensure compliance with the National Quality Standard (NQS). As a commitment to our customers, Butler Diaries updates these diaries annually, ensuring that you stay up-to-date with the evolving standards required of a quality industry operator.

Invest in our enhanced diary, tailor-made for OSHC professionals, and elevate your ability to meet and exceed industry standards while efficiently managing your daily operations. Maximise your potential for success and stay ahead of the compliance curve with our meticulously crafted diary.

2027 Cover Theme "Back to Nature"

For 2027, we chose Australian flora to bring a sense of place and pride to OSHC services across the country. School-age children are at a pivotal stage – developing their identity, their values, and their understanding of the world they'll inherit. Australia's remarkable native plants offer rich starting points for conversations about science, sustainability, First Nations connection to Country, and what it means to be Australian. This cover is a nod to the OSHC educators who create spaces where children feel genuinely seen and connected – not just to each other, but to the land beneath their feet.

Perfect Pairings

This is the perfect choice for any OSHC Director or Admin person, and is designed as a companion with the Weekly Programming and Reflection Diaries.

Diary:
Size: A4 217mm Wide x 297mm Long x 30mm high
Cover: 3mm Board with Matte Laminated Print and Gold Foiled Text
Coil : Thick Glossy Gold for easy opening and laying flat
Pages: 370 including 19 reference pages at front (see flipbook)
Paper: 100g woodfree paper for no show through and 2 calming colours print
Stickers: 4 pages of 860 colourful gloss industry ECEC stickers including tabs for months and terms
Ribbon Bookmarks: 3 ribbons, different colours
Plastic sleeve: for holding loose papers
Double Pocket: printed with our gorgeous cover art 2 sides

Layout:
19 internal reference and summary pages

Every Month:
• Month at a Glance, Notes Page, Meeting Notes Page

Every Day
• Medical Notifications
• Birthdays / Celebrations
• Children Leaving OSHC
• Record of Staff on Duty
• Casuals / Bookings / Cancellations
• Family Communication / Notes
• Vistor Sign-in

OSHC Diary Training

To support OSHC teams with smooth daily operations, compliance, and clear communication across shifts, Butler Diaries has developed a dedicated digital training guide for the OSHC Diary. This training is designed to help you use the Diary with confidence and consistency, ensuring essential information is recorded accurately and efficiently throughout each session.

Inside the training, you’ll learn how to:

Navigate each section of the OSHC Diary and understand how it supports daily compliance and service operations
Personalise the Diary so it suits your service routines, team structure, and communication needs
Build consistent habits around shift handovers, attendance notes, safety checks, and incident recording
Use the Diary as a professional communication tool across morning, afternoon, and vacation care sessions
Adapt the Diary to suit your individual service and team
Capture strong evidence for NQS requirements without adding extra workload
Apply practical examples from real OSHC environments to strengthen clarity, teamwork, and daily workflow

We continue to build dedicated support resources for OSHC services to help streamline documentation and service communication. You’ll find practical support through:

FAQs on the OSHC Diary

Other Support Available for the OSHC Diary

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We will accept returns for any reason as long as the merchandise is in perfect resalable condition in its original protective packaging and the goods are returned within 60 days after your delivery.

Please note:

We do not accept returns on custom items.
We do not accept returns of current year Diaries after 1st September. The cut off to return a current year Diary is August 31st regardless of purchase date.
We do not offer returns or refunds on digital products due to the nature of the product.
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Delivery: In-Stock: 2-3 days; Incoming stock: 4-12 days International: 7-15 days Pre-order: September-November

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“We have found this very useful and have already ordered our new OSHC diary for next year. It has reduced a lot of paperwork and saves time.”

“We find the Butler diary for OSHC a great tool to keep our observations and reflections flowing. It prompts the staff and covers all areas needed.”

"Have been using them for more than six years and was a very important contributor in our last A&R."

“The best books — we use them every day and have been using them for the past 3 years.”

"Our OSHC service has proudly achieved an Exceeding rating three times and these diaries have played a huge role in keeping our leadership team confident, organised, reflective and on track. We wouldn’t be without them!”

ALL NEW DESIGNS

Hard Cover Features

Notebook with colorful month and term tabs on a white background

White notebook with gold binding and ribbon bookmarks on a white background

Colorful planner stickers on a spiral-bound notebook with 'Stickers' text above.

Pink plastic sleeve over a book with text 'Plastic Sleeve' on a white background

ALL NEW DESIGNS

Hard Cover Features

This year all of our diaries contain more of your favourite features, with extra storage and more industry based stickers (including for month and term tabs!) The luxury gold binding and ribbon bookmarks provide the highest quality and durability.

a purple OSHC diary with featured benefits

Is this for me?

Evidence against the NQS, regs and the law
Helps with Quality Improvement
Less paperwork, photocopying and filing
All in one place
Easy to use

Who is this diary for?

OSHC Centre Directors / Office Admin
OSHC Room Leaders
Before School Care, Out of School Hours Care and Vacation Care

Are you an Educational Leader? See our NEW Educational Leader Diary

Are you a Nominated Supervisor? See our NEW Nominated Supervisor Diaries

Use this diary in conjunction with the OSHC Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary

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How the OSHC Diary helps with compliance

The OSHC Diary:

Supports you in making decisions around the MTOP Frameworks,

Considers Vygotsky, Montessori, Piaget, Dewey, and Bronfenbrenner in its design,

Prompts you to provide environments that encourage physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language development.

Links with the three exceeding themes; Embedded in Service Operations, Informed by Critical Reflection, and Shaped by Meaningful Engagement with Families and Community.

Applies the National Quality Standards, The OSHC Diary Covers:

1.1.1 Approved Learning Framework

2.1 Health

2.2.1 Wellbeing and comfort

2.2.3 Child safety and protection

3.1.1 Fit for purpose

3.1.2 Upkeep

3.2.3 Environmentally responsible

4.2.1 Staffing arrangements

4.1.2 Continuity of staff

4.2.1 Professional collaboration

4.2.2 Professional standards

6.1.2 Parent views are respected

6.2.3 Community engagement

7.1.3 Roles and responsibilities

7.2.1 Continuous improvement

7.2.3 Development of professionals

See our Compliance Information Factsheet designed to support you in identifying, reflecting on, and documenting how your service operations and practices are linked to frameworks, NQS, theorists, developmental milestones, and exceeding themes.

Take a look inside

FAQ

Here are the answers to some frequently asked questions

The Record of Staff on Duty section captures two important staff records: staff sign in and sign out and record of responsible person on duty. It is often the case that you will have multiple responsible persons on duty in one day due to shift changes, for example, you may have a person on open shift sign in as responsible person from 6 until 8am, the director as responsible person from 8am until 4pm and then a close staff member from 4pm to 6pm. For before and after school care, you may have a different responsible person rostered for before and after.

This Diary is designed to be an office Diary and a source of communication between the team. Recording important changes in bookings and notes from families and managing staff and visitors all in the one place ensures all staff are aware of key information. The Diary not only provides a record for A&R but acts as a collaborative tool for the service.

As one of the Exceeding Themes, we’ve made sure our Diaries support reflective practice. The OSHC Diary includes weekly reflections and goal setting that is a great way to reflect on the week has been, set goals for the team, and drive continuous improvement. The monthly meeting notes and general notes with the compliance front pages also support reflective practice.

An OSHC Coordinator who uses the OSHC Diary shared, "during our A&R they loved it as they could see clearly who was rostered on including the exact times of the Responsible Person on shift etc...which I think this is great feedback coming from the Department of Education Officers that we all know sometimes can be ruthless."

Common feedback that we hear is that our Diaries keep everything is one place. With the pressure of Assessment and Rating and so much paperwork, it can make staying organised difficult.

We reduce compliance confusion and support you in keeping everything together - particularly handy now with reduced time notices before A&R now in effect.

These resources are great places to get your questions answered. You can also always get in touch if you can’t find your answer below.

Training Portal
FAQs on the OSHC Diary
Download Programming eBook
Download the Compliance eBook from the Compliance Tab
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