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Art Series Bundle - Desert Sisters FDC Combined Compliance Checklist and Programming Diary

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Your FDC Combined Compliance and Programming Diary in the Desert Sisters cover, paired with matching accessories and free Diary Training — a complete planning system for Family Day Care Educators who want compliance, programming, and purpose all working together.

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Desert sisters... free and flowing. Does your bright personality shine even when things around you feel dull? This is you.

And it's $206.93 value for just $144.94!

Includes free Diary Training!

What's Inside:

  • 2026 FDC Combined Compliance Checklist and Programming Diary - Desert Sisters Cover: (RRP: $99.99) Bringing daily compliance and monthly programming together in one streamlined, educator-designed tool – perfect for staying organised and confident in your Family Day Care practice. With space for daily records, reflections, and planning linked to EYLF v.2.0, MTOP v.2.0, and NQS, it simplifies documentation without losing depth. Featuring the Desert Sisters cover – bright, free-flowing, and full of creative energy – it’s made for the educator whose vibrant personality brings light and life to everyday.

  • Digital Diary Training (RRP $19.99) Designed to support educators to manage compliance and programming within one streamlined system. It explains how to use the checklist and programming sections together to document everyday practice, children’s learning, and regulatory requirements. The guide also provides practical strategies to maintain clear, consistent, and audit-ready records in Early Childhood Education and Care without duplicating documentation.
  • Matching Notebook: (RRP $24.99) Elegantly bound in matching guest artist cover art, our A5 Educator Hardcover Notebook adds inspiration and purpose to your daily routine. With smooth, lined pages, it’s ideal for capturing observations, critical reflections, planning ideas, meeting notes, family communication, and more – all in one organised and beautifully designed space.

  • Matching Pencil Case: (RRP: $19.99) Merge creativity and practicality with our matching Educator Pencil Case, featuring stunning guest artist artwork that complements your diary and notebook. Spacious and built to last, it’s perfect for storing banner pens, EYLF/MTOP highlighters, and all your everyday essentials – keeping your tools organised and your look cohesive.

  • Matching Lanyard: (RRP: $19.99) Bring personality and purpose to your everyday wear with our matching Educator Lanyard, showcasing the same vibrant guest artist design as your diary and accessories. Comfortable, durable, and reliable, it’s a stylish and practical way to keep your keys, ID, or whistle within easy reach throughout your day.
  • Matching Pen Clip: (RRP: $8.99) No set is complete without the matching Leather Pen Clip. Designed to attach securely to your diary or notebook, this sleek and practical accessory keeps your pen right where you need it for quick and easy access during planning, reflection, or observations.
  • Gold Pen: (RRP: $12.99) Naturally, you’ll need the perfect pen for your pen clip – and our stunning gold pen is just the fit. It adds a touch of elegance to your planning, making reflecting, programming, and documenting feel smooth and effortless when paired with your diary and notebook.

Limited Stock Available. Order Now to Secure Your Bundle.

Diary:
Size: A4 217mm Wide x 297mm Long x 30mm high .
Cover: 3mm Board with Matte Laminated Print
Coil : Thick Glossy Gold for easy opening and laying flat
Pages: 414 including 28 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: 2 ribbons, white
Plastic sleeve: for holding loose papers
Double Pocket

Layout:
28 internal reference and summary pages

Every Month:
• Month at a Glance, Notes Page
• A full Spread for 4 or 5 weeks of programming and links to EYLF
• A full spread for reflections and evidence of learning for the month including individual or group observation notes

Every Week:
• Weekly Cleaning Checkllist
• To Dos
• Weekly Menu or Activities
• Visitor Sign-in

Every Day: Compliance Checklists
• Sleep and Nappies
• Regular Cleaning
• Sunscreen Application and Rating
• Health and Safety Checklist
• Family Communication, Activities
• Children Away and Finances

Notebook
Size: A5
Pages: 200 lined pages

Lanyard
Printed woven material, with gold clasp, break-away safety clasp

Pencil Case
Printed woven material, with pompom, 25cm x 18cmp

Pen Clip
Gold Metal clip with light pink leather pencil holder

Gold Pen
Size: 13cm
Ink: Black"

Training available for all resources

The Art Series Bundle – Desert Sisters FDC Combined Compliance Checklist and Programming Diary brings together a coordinated selection of practical resources designed to support planning, compliance, and reflective practice within Family Day Care. Centred around the FDC Combined Compliance Checklist and Programming Diary, this bundle supports educators to document learning, routines, and regulatory requirements in a clear, organised, and child-focused way.

The FDC Combined Compliance Checklist and Programming Diary is supported by free Butler Method training, which explains how Butler Diaries resources are designed to work together in everyday practice. The training guides educators through using the Diary to record planning decisions, reflections, and compliance evidence in a way that clearly demonstrates the Cycle of Planning without adding unnecessary complexity.

Educators can also extend their use of the accompanying notebook by exploring the article 50 Ways to Use a Notebook as an Early Childhood Educator, which offers practical ideas for capturing children’s voices, observations, reflective prompts, and communication notes throughout the day in a Family Day Care setting.

For those seeking a deeper understanding, the Cycle of Planning Professional Development Training provides further guidance through detailed examples and walkthroughs that show how planning, reflection, and documentation connect across Butler Diaries tools within Family Day Care contexts.

Additional step-by-step support is available through the FDC Combined Compliance Checklist and Programming Diary Guide, helping educators build confidence and consistency in how the Diary is used across daily practice.

Together, the resources and training included in this Art Series bundle offer structured, educator-friendly support to simplify documentation, strengthen reflective practice, and maintain compliance — all while enjoying a thoughtfully designed and visually cohesive Desert Sisters Art Series set. You can view ourfull list of training available here.

  • We ship via courier and Australia Post and we have used our shipping discounted rate to be able to offer you a flat rate of only $14.99 Australia Wide (International freight is by weight) for your parcel size and shipping address.

  • In-stock orders are processed in 1-3 business days and they should be shipped to you within 1-4 days depending on your location. This can be extended during busy periods such as Christmas, Black Friday Sales (if applicable), etc.

  • For Christmas Delivery, New Year cut off dates, and Holiday Closure dates, view our Holiday Announcements page. Please note: We close over the Christmas break with a final send date provided on our Holiday Announcements page.

  • If your address is within a school which may be closed on school holidays, please provide an alternative address or let us know when you re-open so we can hold the delivery. We will not send to schools during Christmas break even if a Children's Centre is located inside the school. Please use Parcel Locker services over school holidays. Although we check orders, we may not catch every order and your package may be stolen or lost.

  • Our other Soon to be In-Stock products mean that we are expecting stock, we can have preorders to you in 4-12 days depending on the item.

  • Next year's preorders and new item pre-orders ship between September and November. Check the individual item for the pre-order estimate.

  • Non-dated items ordered with pre-order items will be held and shipped together.

  • In stock dated products ship immediately.

  • The default instruction is "Authority to Leave". If they are unable to leave the parcel, the item may be left at the nearest post office or returned back to base.

  • To ensure a hassle free delivery, give clear instructions for the postie if your address is hard to find or they need to be buzzed in.

  • If you require a signature upon delivery please let us know in the notes. This is not possible with all types of deliveries but we will let you know if not, and you may have to pay extra for this feature.

  • Deliveries occur between 8am-6pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. 

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.
  • Returning items that are part of a bundle will result in the other items returning to full price as of the date of your purchase. This may result in less or no refund on return items, pending discounts provided in the bundle.

If you would like a replacement sent, please make a new order and thenproceed to your account pageto request the refund. We will consider your return request within 15 business days and send you a return label if approved. You will have 10 business days from approval to return the item. If there has been no movement in the return tracking within 10 business days, the return will be cancelled.We will give you your refund when we receive the returned goods. 

  • We will pay for return postage within Australia for any full-priced item purchased, as long as you return the parcel in its original or similar packaging using the label we will supply to you after you fill out the form. Please note, orders outside Australia and any sale items discounted 20% or higher (including Australian orders) are not eligible for paid return postage and will be at your cost. 

  • If you have the original packing slip, highlight your returned item/s and include it in your return. Otherwise, just a note with your order number, name and centre will be fine.

  • Once we receive the returned item/s we will issue the refund. We do not refund the original postage cost, only the price of the goods paid including any discounts.

  • All refunds will be provided as a credit to the credit card, PayPal account or other payment method (eg AfterPay) used at the time of purchase within ten (10) business days upon receipt of the returned merchandise. Alternatively, you can opt to choose store credit or direct deposit into your bank.

  • If you paid with cheques or EFT please make a note in the field which Bank, BSB, Account Number and Account Name you want the refund to go into.

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Delivery: In-Stock: 2-3 days; Incoming stock: 4-12 days; International: 7-15 days; Pre-order: September-November; New Year Cut Off: Mid-Dec; Digital: Delivered Instantly

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"I love this! Our educators will be able to follow the planning cycle well!"

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 a pocket with a page in it in a diary

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

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.

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?

  • Family Day Care Educators

How the Diary helps with compliance

  • Supports you in making decisions around the EYLF and MTOP Frameworks,
  • Considers Erikson, Piaget, Dewey, Vygotsky, Gardner, Bronfenbrenner, and Montessori in its design,
  • Planning boxes prompt physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language experiences, which are also linked to milestones and EYLF/MTOP 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 FDC Combined Compliance Checklist and Programming 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
    • 1.3.2 Critical reflection
    • 1.3.3 Information for families
    • 2.1 Health
    • 2.1.1 Wellbeing and comfort
    • 2.1.2 Health practices and procedures
    • 2.1.3 Healthy lifestyle
    • 2.2.1 Wellbeing and comfort
    • 2.2.2 Incident and emergency management
    • 2.2.3 Child protection
    • 3.1.1 Fit for purpose
    • 3.1.2 Upkeep
    • 3.2.1 Inclusive environment
    • 3.2.2 Resources support play-based learning
    • 3.2.3 Environmentally responsible
    • 4.2.1 Staffing arrangements
    • 4.2.2 Professional standards
    • 5.1.2 Dignity and rights of the child
    • 5.2.1 Collaborative learning
    • 6.1.2 Parent views are respected
    • 6.2.3 Community engagement
    • 7.1.3 Roles and responsibilities
    • 7.2.1 Continuous improvement

Download 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

Your compliance checklist and programming are now covered in one Diary! This Diary covers your daily compliance checklists and monthly programming and reflection.

Educators that prefer to capture weekly programs can do so by pairing this Diary with the Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary.

"Educators [can] plan for the month and then use the weekly planner, linking and extending from that monthly plan! I love this! Our educators will be able to follow the planning cycle well! That’s going to be a big help!"

The monthly program can act as an overview of the learning you'd like to achieve, while any emerging changes, interests, observations, or goals that occur can be captured in the Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary.

This Diary is an all-in-one programming, reflection and compliance tool and is not required to be paired with the Weekly Programming Diary, this is a personal preference.
Another suggestion from an FDC Educator was using the Family Communication/Notes/Activities section on the daily compliance pages to note focus children.

"The monthly layout of the program is so much better. I can see the family communication/notes/activities section [as] a place to note which children are being focused on for that day with the specific activities."

Yes! We've introduced our brand new Butler Diaries Training Portal full of free tutorials, diary guides, and professional development training. Find your Diary Guide training in store or inside the training portal.

This is a brand new Diary so we are still collecting feedback and experiences! However, it combines two of our top-rated Diaries that have had great feedback from the Family Day Care community.

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.

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Art Series Bundle - Desert Sisters FDC Combined Compliance Checklist and Programming Diary

Art Series Bundle - Desert Sisters FDC Combined Compliance Checklist and Programming Diary

Regular price   $ 206.93 Sale price   $ 144.94

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