A4 Hard Cover

2027 Central Outdoor Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary

Name: 2027 Central Outdoor Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary
Brand: Butler Diaries Pty Ltd
SKU: WPRD-OUTD-27
Price: 69.99 AUD
Availability: InStock

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Intentional teaching and critical reflection should not stop when educators head outdoors — this diary ensures it never does. The Central Outdoor Programming Diary gives all rooms a shared space to plan a deliberate, EYLF/VEYDLF/WAKLG-aligned outdoor program that values every child.

Programming Diary for Outdoor Educators

Includes EYLF, VEYLDF & WAKLG!

The Central Outdoor Programming Diary for 2027 is designed to ensure intentional teaching does not stop when going outdoors. It is a space for all rooms to collaborate on planning a deliberate and purposeful outdoor program that values each child.

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Save time checking each room's individual program by collaborating together on your shared outdoor spaces. All while simplifying your workload with this all-inclusive diary that enables quick access to weekly and future programming utilising both notes and visuals.

All Your Programming Solutions in One Book

Completed program in as little as 10 minutes per day
Simplifies the cycle of planning
Makes the planning cycle visible to the team, families, and assessors
Prompts and inspires a creative, holistic program
Supports practice based on critical reflection
Has EYLF V2 at the foundation of the program
Facilitates intentional teaching
Encourages family engagement with the program
Includes key themes of the NQS
Perfect A&R tool by keeping evidence in one place
Many customers achieved exceeding while using
Simple boxed program without the constraints
Adaptable for each team and service
Includes consideration of transitions
Suitable for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years
Perfect for all Educators from trainees through to veterans
Improves communication in the room and across the service
Creates consistency across the service
Flexible for both individual and group goals within the program

This Outdoor Program Diary:

Captures the planning of each room collaboratively in one program,
Allows the indoor and outdoor programs to connect and extend children's learning,
Supports Educators in charge of setting up outdoor spaces with a clear picture of what is planned for each room,
Enables intentional and inclusive environments for all children outdoors,
Provides Families with easily accessible information about the outdoor program and how their children's learning is being planned for,
Fosters children's autonomy, decision-making, and connection with Nature through purposeful boxes on Risky Play, Messy/Water Play, and Nature/Exploration.

Build collaborative partnerships as children's learning can be recorded by all staff in the outdoor environment. The Evaluation & Extension Ideas reflection space allows all staff to capture children's learning and reflect on the success and challenges of the program. Children are also encouraged to collaborate with 'Spontaneous/Children's Choice' which enables children's autonomy as they craft their own learning through their interests.

"The families and community enjoy looking at the diaries."

2027 Cover Theme

There's no more fitting backdrop for an outdoor programming diary than the extraordinary native plants of Australia. For 2027, we chose Australian flora to celebrate the living, breathing learning environment that outdoor educators know so well – the banksia that invites curious hands, the grevillea that draws the birds, the grass that tickles bare feet. Nature-based learning is at the heart of quality outdoor programs, and Australia's unique flora is a rich and endlessly inspiring provocation. This cover is for every educator who sees the outdoor environment not as a backdrop, but as the program itself.

Use this diary in conjunction 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: 276 including 15 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:
15 internal reference and summary pages including
• Your Important Information
• contacts
• Tips for Using
• NQS and EYLF Summaries
• 3 Years at a Glance
• Term Planning overview
• School Terms and Public Holidays
• Acronyms and Special Days Calendar
• Year Planner
• Space Planner
• Professional Logs
• Observation Schedule
• Birthdays

Every Month:
Month at a Glance, Programming Notes Page, Reflection Notes Page and Photos/ Drawing Page

Every Week:
A full Spread for days of the week Programming and links to the Learning Guidelines
A double spread with outdoor learning environment safety checklist for the week and a full page for for reflections and photos

Care:
Be careful if folding back on itself as pages or cover could tear. Do not leave in direct sunlight for extended periods as printing may fade. Covers may be cleaned with soft cloth or wipe.

Central Outdoor Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary Training

To help you confidently use your Central Outdoor Weekly Programming & Reflection Diary, Butler Diaries has created a dedicated digital training guide. This guide walks you through how each section of the Diary supports outdoor learning, intentional environments, reflective practice, and compliance across Early Childhood Education and Care settings.

"I felt like the diary wasn’t fit for the baby room due to how I had been asked to use it. But after this course I feel confident to explain how it needs to work to best support my babies and staff."

Inside the training, you’ll learn how to:

Navigate each weekly outdoor-focused spread and understand how it supports intentional teaching in outdoor environments
Personalise your Diary so it aligns with your outdoor program structure, routines, and learning spaces
Build consistent habits around planning, extending, and reflecting on outdoor learning experiences
Use your Diary as a communication tool between educators, leadership, and families
Adapt the Diary to suit your unique outdoor context — from nature play areas to structured outdoor learning zones
Record meaningful evidence of the Cycle of Planning with clarity and without unnecessary documentation
Apply real outdoor examples with practical tips, strategies, and inspiration for everyday use

Further Training and support

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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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"Thank you for making the Butler Diary. It helps make programming and documenting less stressful and visually fun."

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

"We are finding this diary increases educator intentionality in programming for a variety of outdoor experiences and in observing children's choices in the outdoor environment and then intentionally following up on these for a more holistic practice."

“The Outdoor Programming Book increases educator intentionality in programming for a variety of outdoor experiences and in observing children's choices in the outdoor environment.”

“We find the outdoor diary very handy. Everything is in one spot – checklist and planning. Allows for all staff to collaborate and participate in planning.”

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.

Teacher in a classroom holding a notebook with children in the background

Two women in matching navy blue polos standing in a classroom with children in the background.

ECE Teacher taking notes in a classroom with children playing in the background

ECE Teacher interacting with children in a classroom setting

ECE Teacher in a classroom setting holding a book and pen

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The Planning Cycle - Made Simple Observe Assess Plan Implement Evaluate

How the Butler Diary guides you through every stage Watch, listen, notice Make sense of what you saw Program with Intention Bring the plan to life Reflect, learn, begin again

Every great program follows a cycle — observe, assess, plan, implement, evaluate. The Butler Diary is built around it. Every spread, every prompt, every section connects back to this cycle so you're never starting from scratch.

Watch, listen, and notice. Tune into children's interests, questions, discoveries, and interactions throughout the day — during routines, play, and unplanned moments. Your Butler Diary's jottings space and observation tracker give you a simple, consistent place to capture what you see, so nothing gets lost in the busyness of the day.

Make sense of what you observed. Connect children's strengths, ideas, and interests to learning outcomes and your professional knowledge. The reflection spread in your Butler Diary prompts you to analyse what you've noticed and consider what it means for each child's learning journey.

Use your analysis to design intentional experiences – indoors, outdoors, structured, and spontaneous. The weekly programming spread guides you to plan with purpose, link to frameworks, and consider every child, including their voice, their family, and their community.

Put the plan into action. Your Butler Diary travels with you through the day, or stays in the room, keeping your program visible to the whole team, supporting consistent practice across shifts, and making it easy to document as experiences unfold rather than at the end of a long day.

Reflect critically on what happened. What worked? What surprised you? What will you do differently? The reflection spread prompts you to consider children's cultural identities, diverse capabilities, and learning development – and feeds your thinking straight back into the next round of observations.

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Is this for me?

Who is this diary for?

Educational Leaders & Room Leaders
Long Day Care Educators
Preschool Educators
Family Day Care Educators
Kindergarten Educators
OSHC Educators

How to use this diary:

One Central Outdoor Programming Diary is used for each outdoor space
Educators in all rooms who use the outdoor space collaborate on planned experiences and learning for children that extend on their previous indoor and outdoor experiences
The program includes;

Fine Motor/Cognitive experiences,
Gross Motor/ Physical experiences,
Risky Play,
Messy/Water Play,
Nature Play/Exploration,
Structured Games,
Spontaneous/Children's Choice, and lastly
A Blank Box to use in a way that best enables your centre's program. For example, this could be Family/Community Input, Changes to the Environment, or Observations Captured.

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How the Diary helps with compliance

The CENTRAL OUTDOOR Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary:

Supports you in making decisions around the EYLF, QKLG, and MTOP Frameworks,

Considers Erikson, Piaget, Gardner, and Montessori in its design,

Planning boxes prompt physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language experiences, which are also linked to milestones and Framework outcomes.

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 Central Outdoor Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary Covers:

1.1.1 Approved Learning Framework

1.1.2 Child-centred

1.1.3 Program learning opportunities

1.2.1 Intentional teaching

1.2.2 Responsive teaching and scaffolding

1.2.3 Child directed learning

1.3.1 Assessment and planning cycle

1.3.3 Information for families

2.1.2 Health practices and procedures

2.1.3 Healthy lifestyle

2.2.2 Incident and emergency management

2.1.1 Wellbeing and comfort

3.1.1 Fit for purpose

3.1.2 Upkeep

3.2.1 Inclusive environment

3.2.3 Environmentally responsible

4.2.1 Staffing arrangements

4.2.2 Professional standards

5.2.1 Collaborative learning

6.1.2 Parent views are respected

7.2.1 Continuous improvement

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.

Download the Compliance eBook with Sample Pages

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FAQ

Here are the answers to some frequently asked questions

The Outdoor Programming Diary ensures intentional teaching does not stop at the door. We often received feedback that the outdoor space was being used to just let children out to run and while this is incredibly important, burning energy should not be confused with a lack of intentional teaching. The person opening and setting up in the morning will often not have time to go inside and check each individual room’s program to see what activities would benefit the children outdoors and so sets up the yard in a random fashion. The Outdoor Programming Diary ensures the outdoor space is as intentional and inclusive as the indoor environments.

The Outdoor Programming Diary is designed for those running under the Early Years Learning Framework who have shared outdoor spaces across rooms or age groups.

No, the Central Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary is designed to be used per outdoor space rather than per room. Each room would contribute to the planning in the Outdoor Programming Diary and whoever is setting up the yard in the morning would refer to the program. This creates an outdoor space that promotes intentional teaching and makes this obvious for Assessment and Rating.

"Each diary that we use is laid out in such a way that ALL compliance and record keeping is there - it simply needs to be filled out - each individual diary ticks all the compliance boxes - all the educators have to do is fill them out - it is really simple and easy to understand - This ensures everything is easy to find and on show for spot checks etc. Also no need to go back and fill in missing gaps as everything is there."

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.