Make our 2026 Reflective Journal your go-to tool for a more organised, reflective, and rewarding year in early childhood education.
PRESALE ORDERS WILL BEGIN SHIPPING IN OCTOBER. We will ship journals in order of when the order was placed. You will receive a notification by email when your order is on its way. If you intend to purchase other items, these will be shipped at the same time. If you would like to receive your other items earlier - we recommend completing a separate order.
When you order in the presale period, you save 10% on your journal!
Designed specifically for the sector by our team of experienced early childhood professionals, our 2026 Reflective Journals draw on over 20 years in the Early Childhood sector, as educators, educational leaders, nominated supervisors and approved providers.
Over the last decade, since we began developing these journals in 2014, we have been evolving the contents and layout of our reflective journals in response to changes within the sector, educator feedback, and our own current experiences.
This year, we have introduced the ability to personalise your Reflective Journal's cover, with your name, or with your service/company branding! If you choose to personalise your journal(s), you will receive an email requesting details and/or company logo.
"I’ve been searching for a journal/diary that covered all areas, and this one is exactly what I needed." Debbie Foster
"There is plenty of room to document, record notes and doodle. I love the reflections, the prompts and the weekly fun facts that are scattered throughout." Jo Payne
"Super excited to use this journal next year - love the layout and the critical reflection prompts - best journal I have purchased in a very long time." Kellie Bails
Our goal has always been to provide a tool that is more than just a diary, which is why all of our journals offer the space for you to not only stay on track with programming and observations, but also to; demonstrate your engagement with the EYLF through reflective prompts and challenges, support your wellbeing, record your professional development and advocacy, and develop an amazing piece of evidence for assessment and rating!
Inside your journal you will find:
- Monthly overview pages with calendars and significant dates to help you stay ahead,
- Weekly planning spreads providing dedicated sections for daily care notes, task lists, and inspirational quotes,
- Monthly reflective prompts and programming space to document experiences, supporting critical self-assessment and continuous improvement in your everyday practice,
- Reference pages featuring the EYLF V2.0 outcomes and popular thinkers and theorists,
- Professional learning record and notetaking space, including space for goal setting, reading lists, and recording advocacy,
- Monthly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives through the 8ways pedagogy, embedded with the guidance of Uncle Wayne Anderson.
With additional pages customised and included for each of the unique roles within the sector, we've heard from thousands of educators who have used our reflective journals and found them to be a game-changer when it comes to staying organised and continuing to reflect on their practice.
Which Reflective Journal should I buy?
- The Educator Reflective Journal is designed for educators in centre-based care (e.g. long day care, preschool, kindergarten),
- The Educational Leader Reflective Journal is designed for Educational Leaders in all service types.
- The Nominated Supervisor Reflective Journal is designed for Nominated Supervisors, Directors or Centre Managers in centre based care.
- The NS/EL Combined Reflective Journal is designed for those who hold a dual role of Nominated Supervisor and Educational Leader in a smaller service (we recommend this for services with 5 staff or less)
- The Team Reflective Journal is designed for teams to use together in early childhood services - this might be in one room or in a small service, such as a preschool/kindergarten.
- The FDC Educator Reflective Journal is designed for Family Day Care Educators.
- The FDC Coordinator Reflective Journal is designed for Mentors or Co-ordinators in Family Day Care
- The OSHC Service Reflective Journal is designed for teams to use together in OSHC Services.
We have provided a few sample pages for each journal type so that you can see the style and layout of the journals. If you are still unsure of which journal will best suit your needs, we encourage you to reach out to our team, who will be able to discuss this with you!
Our Reflective Journals are fully designed, printed, bound, and packaged in our Lake Macquarie office using locally sourced supplies. We receive thousands of orders each year, and as you can imagine, printing, binding and packing each of these orders in-house is a HUGE task.
Product Details
- Our Reflective Journals are printed in a combination of colour and black and white, using A4, quality (recyclable) paper.
- Each Journal has a thick, glossy front cover - (featuring art submitted as part of our 2026 Reflective Journal Cover Art competition) with additional clear cover for strength and durability, and a thick, black cover on the back.
- Our Reflective Journals feature a durable spiral binding and custom ribbon bookmark.
We pride ourselves on making sustainable choices. This is always a work in progress though and we are open to suggestions.
Here's how we are making our journals more sustainable:
- Printed to order: By printing, binding and packing our Journals to order, we can reduce waste. We generally commence printing pre-orders as early as September to meet our release dates to start shipping in October!
- Packed in "ugly boxes": We endeavour to pack and post all of our orders in environmentally friendly packaging, including compostable satchels, and recycled "ugly" cardboard boxes for large orders.
- Supporting Reforestation: We offset our printing via Print Releaf - you can view how many trees we have replanted HERE