The Relief Educator Kit | CRT Survival Pack for Casual Early Childhood Educators (EYLF 2.0)

Everything a casual or relief educator needs to walk into an unfamiliar room and run a confident shift, built from real relief work.

Relief work means walking into a room you have never seen, with children you have never met, and making the day work anyway. This kit was built for that reality by someone who still does it.

Inside is a print-ready, EYLF 2.0-aligned guide for the whole shift, from the call the night before to the moment you walk out.

What’s inside:

✅ What experienced relief educators actually carry into a shift ✅ How to prepare the night before, and what to do before you get the call ✅ The first 10 minutes script: what to say and what to ask when you arrive ✅ Songs that save the day, a ready circle-time toolkit ✅ Stories and activities that work in any room ✅ Practical behaviour support and strategies for a hard day ✅ Simple EYLF documentation sentence starters ✅ End-of-day scripts so you leave a strong impression ✅ A pre-shift checklist you can print and reuse

Bonus guide: Pay, Relief Agencies and Your Career Path, covering what relief educators earn, how agencies work, and how to line up more consistent shifts.

Activity add-ons included: bean bag circle games, play silk ideas, parachute games, rhythm sticks activities, and song prop cards that toddlers love.

Ideal for new educators and Cert III students, ECT graduates starting relief work, casual and agency educators, and anyone preparing for their first shift or a childcare interview.

Format: multiple print-ready PDFs plus printable cards. EYLF 2.0 aligned. Instant download.

By Storykate | storykate.com.au