Notebooks

Q: How do these notebooks support compliance?

Each notebook supports key elements of Regulations 73–76 and NQS Quality Area 1 by helping educators collect and organise evidence of children’s learning, reflection, and professional practice.

Q: What’s the difference between the Educator Notebook and Jottings Pad?

The Educator Notebook is for professional reflection, planning, and goal tracking. And they match your diary!! The Jottings Pad is designed for quick, informal observations or notes you can later link to outcomes or programs.

Q: How does the Printer Pack work with my diary?

The Programming & Reflection Printer Pack provides print-ready photo and note templates you can add directly into your Programming and Reflection Diary to create professional, visual evidence.

Q: Are these suitable for all service types?

Yes. They’re designed for Family Day Care, Long Day Care, Kindergarten, Preschool, and OSHC . Each tool adapts easily to your service’s rhythm and documentation style.

Notebooks by Butler Diaries

The tools that turn moments into meaningful documentation.

Whether you’re recording a quick jotting, a detailed observation, or reflective notes from a team meeting, our Notebooks collection gives you the flexibility to document learning as it happens — without the overwhelm.

Each tool is designed to support your EYLF v2.0, MTOP v2.0, and NQS compliance while helping you stay organised and intentional in your documentation.

Explore our bestsellers:

Educator Notebooks – your personal space for reflection, planning, and ideas. Perfect for goal setting, meeting notes, PD reflections, or Non-public notes
Jottings Pads – designed for quick, in-the-moment observations you can later expand on in your Programming and Reflection Diary.
Individual Observation Books – structured NCR versions (Duplicate) or standard versions to record and store child-specific observations in one professional record.
Programming & Reflection Printer Pack – printable templates and photo inserts that extend your documentation visually and practically.

Every notebook and tool is crafted for clarity, simplicity, and alignment with your planning cycle. Use them to record, reflect, and then connect those insights back to your diary, journals, and learning outcomes.

Because when your documentation flows, your practice does too.

Explore the Notebooks collection and simplify the way you think, record, and reflect.

Frequently Asked Questions

Each notebook supports key elements of Regulations 73–76 and NQS Quality Area 1 by helping educators collect and organise evidence of children’s learning, reflection, and professional practice.

The Educator Notebook is for professional reflection, planning, and goal tracking. And they match your diary!!

The Jottings Pad is designed for quick, informal observations or notes you can later link to outcomes or programs.

You can, but most educators prefer to dedicate one page per child or small group. This ensures each child’s learning journey is clearly documented and easy to reference for assessment or family communication.

The Programming & Reflection Printer Pack provides print-ready photo and note templates you can add directly into your Programming and Reflection Diary to create professional, visual evidence.

Yes. They’re designed for Family Day Care, Long Day Care, Kindergarten, Preschool, and OSHC. Each tool adapts easily to your service’s rhythm and documentation style.

Let customers speak for us

from 497 reviews

An amazing tool which I now use consistently. What did I ever do without it!

Michelle

02/13/2025

2026 Educational Leader Diary - Hard Cover Spiral Bound

This makes my job 10000% easier. I know where all my compliance is and i can extend on everything i need to with ease

Alisha

02/06/2025

2026 OSHC Weekly Programming & Reflection Diary - Hard Cover Spiral Bound

This is going to make my life so much easier and the quality is fantastic

Alisha

02/06/2025

2026 Our Culturally Responsive Year Wall Calendar

I love these, especially the observation books. Looking forward to my next delivery

Catherine

10/02/2024

2025 Special (Limited) Edition Weekly Programming and Reflection Child Educator Diary - Hard Cover Spiral Bound

Amazing Diaries!

Coming from the Family Daycare sector of the industry, this diary has been an integral part of our compliance, planning, communications and programming!
We can not recommend highly enough!
Such a fantastic resource for jotting and planning; a must for dedicated educators!!

Craig Fenoglio

07/10/2024

Butler Diaries

Children's portfolios

I love this products. Easy to use and beautifully presented which makes filling them out a pleasure. Delivery is always in a timely manner. Communication with the support team is spot on.

Regan Bruce

06/26/2024

Butler Diaries

2024 Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary

Absolutely love these diaries.. The new addition of the extension box on the page is fantastic. Would love to see some critical reflection prompts added to next years diaries though :)

Iman Nassif

04/04/2024

Butler Diaries

Butler Diaries best thin I ever stumbled upon

I did literally stumble upon these Diaries etc. a few years back. Thanks guys even my non familiar NQF staff are able to add to our service, by the simple use of these diaries.
Wouldn't be without the emails I get with so many tips on how to link stuff, how best to record stuff. Keep up the good work.

Mira Doorne

04/04/2024

Butler Diaries

Love it

I love that every think is kept in 1 book so i dont have paperwork everywhere

Andrea Brooke

02/19/2024

2026 Family Day Care Compliance Diary - Hard Cover Spiral Bound

Love love

I absolutely love this book i can keep everything together in 1 spot instead of having books everywhere

02/19/2024

2026 Family Day Care Compliance Diary - Hard Cover Spiral Bound

Very practical and easy to use. Reasonably priced too.

Sharon

02/09/2024

2026 Weekly Programming and Reflection Child Educator Diary - Hard Cover Spiral Bound

Really great learning tool for educators new to the industry simplifies and explains importance of outdoor programming and supporting outcomes.

Sara

01/26/2024

2026 Central Outdoor Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary - Hard Cover Spiral Bound

Butlers Diaries

I've been purchasing Program and reflection diaries from Butlers for many years, and I wouldn't purchase them from anywhere else. They have everything you need to do a complete program. The new column on the end "Extension experiences etc is a great addition. The jotters notebok is a good size for carrying arund through out the day, to make notes, write ideas and write brief observations.

Pamela Clements

01/26/2024

Jottings pad and pen

Best Reflection Diary Ever!

This book is the best and most simple diary to follow to do my reflecting on everything. So pleased to be able to use it.

Rachel Patchett

01/23/2024

2024 6 Month Weekly Programming and Reflection Child Educator Diary

Best thing ever

The Exceeding Guidance for the National Quality Standard: Evidence Summary is a really great book for centres that repeat on one standards instead of exploring others to make the childcare place a better place for children. The resources in this book are a really big help in order to meet our standards.

daniella femia

01/17/2024

Exceeding Guidance for the National Quality Standard: Evidence Summary