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Introducing the Early Childhood Diary for COOKS! Plan and document your menus, supplies, kitchen maintenance and program support with this tailored diary especially for cooks and chefs in early childhood services for 2025.
Looking for the 2025 Diary? Grab it on sale here and we will ship it now at no extra shipping cost.
Want to boost the use of your Diary? Pre-order your Diary Training - on sale now!
In these pages you will find useful planning and mapping tools like the years at a glance, year planner, important dates and contacts, regulations summary and EYLF learning outcomes.
Strong Enough to Last the Year
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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
- Supports cooks and chefs in their role
- Organises notes and planning for cooks
- Helps keep busy days systemised
- Improves family and community engagement
- Documents records for quality improvement plan
- 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
There is space to record information about children and parents, supplier details and your details.
Most importantly there are specific tools which will help you meet compliance and assessment requirements - all in one handy diary. (Ring binder discontinued - refill available)
Children's Art Collection
The Children's Art Collection by Butler Diaries is a heartfelt initiative celebrating the creativity of young Australians. In 2026, some of our collection of ECEC Diaries will feature a curated selection of children's artwork from across the country, showcasing diverse expressions and perspectives. The collection will be integrated into various diaries, including the EYLF, OSHC, Outdoor, and QKLG Programming Diary, Early Childhood Cook Diary, and Children's Voices Diary, adding a personal touch to these essential educational tools.
Is this for me?
Each day you can record:
• menu plans
• shopping lists
• recipes
• out of pocket expenses
• general communication and a to-do list
• meetings / orientations / training
Each week, make notes for your week ahead including orders and menu planning.
Weekly and Yearly checklists for your Food Safety Program and Kitchen maintenance.
How the Early Childhood Cook Diary helps with compliance
The Early Childhood Cook's Diary:
- Supports you in making decisions around the EYLF and MTOP Frameworks,
- Considers Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Dewey, and Bronfenbrenner in its design,
- Prompts you in applying health and safety practices to enable children's development,
- Links with the exceeding themes; Embedded in Service Operations and Shaped by Meaningful Engagement with Families and Community.
- Applies the National Quality Standards, The Early Childhood Cook's Diary Covers:
- 1.1.1 Approved Learning Framework
- 1.1.2 Child-centred
- 1.2.1 Intentional teaching
- 2.1.3 Healthy lifestyle
- 2.2.3 Child protection
- 3.1.2 Upkeep
- 3.2.3 Environmentally responsible
- 4.2.1 Professional collaboration
- 4.2.2 Professional standards
- 5.1.2 Dignity and rights of the child
- 6.1.2 Parent views are respected
- 6.2.3 Community engagement
- 7.1.1 Service philosophy and purpose
- 7.1.2 Management systems
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.
Shipping
- 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 $13.99 Australia Wide (International freight is by weight) for your parcel size and shipping address.
- We generally process in-stock orders the same or next day and they should be shipped to you within 1-4 days depending on your location. Our current year products have a week lead time.
- 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.
- 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.
- Deliveries occur between 8am-6pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Returns and Exchanges
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 90 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 October. The cutoff to return a current year Diary is September 30th regardless of purchase date.
- We do not offer returns or refunds on digital products due to the nature of the product.
If you would like a replacement sent, please make a new order and then proceed to your account page to request the refund. Then we will give you your refund when we receive the returned goods.
- We will pay for return postage within Australia 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 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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2026 Early Childhood Cook's Diary - Hard Cover Spiral Bound
Regular price
$ 69.99
Sale price
$ 59.49
