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"This is a practical book that can be adapted to the needs of different services. I like that the guidelines provide a scaffold for those educators who are beginning their journey in programming and critical reflection."

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As the Educational Leader I use these programming diaries to assist my team in making programming a lot easier and clearer to understand. I’ve used Butler diaries in the past and I have continued to use them as a part of my daily practice! They are designed specifically for early childhood and are super easy to read & understand!

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2025 Weekly Programming and Reflection Child Educator Diary

Name: 2025 Weekly Programming and Reflection Child Educator Diary
Brand: Butler Creative Childcare Resources
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2025 Programming and Reflection in Early Childhood couldn't be easier with this Child Educator Diary from Butler Diaries. Save time and take the guesswork out of documentation with the EYLF programming and EYLF critical reflection diaries. Link observations to theorists, EYLF and NQS and do better at assessment and ratings this year.

FOR ALL STATES AND TERRITORIES (including VEYLDF)

Strong Enough to Last the Year

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

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

Perfect Pairings

Use this diary in conjunction with the Office/Admin/Director Diaries

Grab the Programming and Reflection Printer Pack with your Weekly Programming and

Reflection Diary for an Updated EYLF and MTOP V2.0 Learning Outcome Template for your programming spread and Print-Ready Photo Evidence Template for your reflection spread. The pack includes Sticker Paper, so it's as simple as peeling the back and sticking it in to your diary!

Oh, and yes, it includes EYLF V2.0!

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'At a glance' weekly overviews displayed across two pages.
Evidence against the NQS, regs and the law
Helps with Quality Improvement
Reduces paperwork, photocopying and filing
Provides seamless record keeping all in one place.
Saves time, Easy to use

Who is this diary for?

Educators
Room Leaders
Teachers
Educational Leaders

Working in:

Long Day Care / Occasional Care
Kindergarten
Preschool / Pre-prep
Family Day Care

Located:

Australia (all States)
Victorian Educators, you can now use this as it also references the VEYLDF.
QLD Kindergarten Program Version
OSHC Program Version

How the Weekly Programming Diary helps with compliance

The Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary:

Supports you in making decisions around the EYLF and MTOP Frameworks,
Considers Erikson, Piaget, 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 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 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
1.3.2 Critical reflection
1.3.3 Information for families
2.1.1 Wellbeing and comfort
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
5.2.1 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.

Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary Compliance Information

Download the Compliance eBook with Sample Pages

Supporting Documentation for the Diary

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The Butler Method is designed to show the cycle of planning and can be described as a boxed method of programming that captures intentional teaching and spontaneous experiences.

Simply write the name or a short description of the experience in the appropriate box and link it with the Learning Outcome checkbox. Reflect on your program using the prompts on the reflection spread. Use this program and reflection to plan the following week using a symbol, dates, and children's initials to make the planning cycle obvious to all.

The Programming Spread is used to show intentional teaching AND spontaneous experiences as they arise so you should pre-fill some boxes based on the previous week's program, reflections and child goals, some may also be completed as you go spontaneously as experiences arise.

The Diaries are not designed to be completely filled all the time. It is likely older age groups such as Pre-school and School Aged Children may cover more experiences in a day leading to more boxes completed by the end of the week whereas younger age groups may not necessarily read stories every day for example.

Our Programming Diaries are designed to be completed in as little as 10 minutes per day. All Educators in the room can spend a few minutes each day completing the reflection spread and adding experiences that occur to the program - keeping in mind every space does not need to be completed each day. By the end of the week, your program and reflection will be complete and you can add one or more extension experiences for the following week.

"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.

Check out this full page of resources to further support you when using this diary.

ALL NEW DESIGNS

2025 Hard Cover Diaries

ALL NEW DESIGNS

2025 Hard Cover Diaries

This year all of our diaries contain more of your favourite features, with extra storage and industry based stickers. The luxury gold binding, reinforced corners and ribbon bookmark provide the highest quality and durability.

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