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We have been attending Mini Maestros for almost 3 years now and it's still the highlight of our week! With the help of our fantastic teacher Valerie, our little girl has grown so much in confidence an... See more
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I bring my Two toddling grandchildren to Mini Maestros. We love it. There are delightful songs, stories, chants and dances just right for this age group. We especially love playing along with the inst... See more
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We have done a term of Mini Maestros and my 1 year old loves it. The classes are thoughtfully put together and involve various musical and interactive activities, that are all interesting and fun. It... See more
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About Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
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Welcome to Mini Maestros
Mini Maestros Music & Movement for 0-5s - Believing in Every Child’s Potential.
What We Do
We want your child to thrive, so we make it easy to support their well-being.
We embrace different learning styles and make learning fun.
We combine wonderful local communities with passionate music teachers, resulting in new friendships and creative, confident and expressive young minds and so much fun and laughter.
What We Want
We want every child to reach the primary school gates confident, excited to learn, and equipped with essential classroom skills and experience. We want every child to push those gates open with a skip in their step and a song in their heart.
Our 3 Step Process to Give Your Child the Best Start:
1. Enrol in a Mini Maestros class.
2. Let our age-appropriate, sequential, inclusive music and movement program provide a nurturing and fun space for you and your child to make social connections, develop confidence and be free to fully self-express.
3. Celebrate and connect with your wonderful local community as you marvel in the positive developments your child makes giving them confidence and sense of well-being.
Contact info
Lower Heidelberg Road 76, 3079, Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia
- 0398505566
4.3
Excellent
21 reviews
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Beautiful staff
The staff were very friendly and engaging. I felt that the experience could have been enhanced with a more engaging setting. It was great to go to to help your baby socialise and become confident around others. The songs, props, music, instruments and dance made the experience educational and fun!
13 March 2026
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Thank you so much for your kind words, Danielle! We're so glad you and your little one enjoyed the songs, props, music, instruments, and dancing — those are the heart of every Mini Maestros class. 🎶
We do keep our learning spaces intentionally calm and uncluttered, as young children focus and engage best without too many visual distractions around them — meaning more attention on the music, the teacher, and each other! We hope to see you back in class soon.
🎶 🐝💕Mini Maestros
Great experience
Mini maestros has been great for my daughter. She loves singing and dancing and this gave her the perfect experience. The teachers are great and the classes are very engaging for my daughter.
11 August 2025
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Thanks so much Jan for taking the time to share your experience. We love hearing that you and your little one loves the classes so much. 🎶 🐝💕Mini Maestros
Highlight of our week 3 years running!
We have been attending Mini Maestros for almost 3 years now and it's still the highlight of our week! With the help of our fantastic teacher Valerie, our little girl has grown so much in confidence and ability, and now she loves singing and dancing in every spare moment. She is always singing the songs at home or in the car, and it's been amazing to see how much the classes have helped develop her language and vocabulary too! I have made wonderful friends with some of the parents as well, so the sense of community that these classes have brought to our life is very special! Can't wait to see what future classes bring!
13 November 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Thank you Bryce, for such a detailed and wonderful review. 3 Years! Wow. It fills our hearts to hear how much you and your little benefit from the classes. We hope you have a wonderful concert season and thank you for being with us for so long. 🎶 🐝💕Mini Maestros
Wholesome & fun activity for my little one
We have done a term of Mini Maestros and my 1 year old loves it. The classes are thoughtfully put together and involve various musical and interactive activities, that are all interesting and fun. It feels good knowing my son is getting a positive introduction to music at a young age, and also he just loves it so much!
18 July 2025
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this review Emily. It's so wonderful to hear you and your 1 year old love it so much. 🎶 🐝💕Mini Maestros
Valerie was wonderful
Valerie was wonderful - my little bub was engaged and loved every session.
15 May 2025
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Hi Sarah. Thanks for the beautiful review. So pleased your little one loved the classes so much. 🎶 🐝💕Mini Maestros
Mini Maestros
Fantastic introduction to music for all ages! My 7 month daughter loves her class - teachers very informative, friendly and welcoming with a lovely singing voice. Highly recommend!!!
7 October 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Thank you so much for this lovely review. We are so pleased you love the classes so much :)
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Two toddling grandchildren love Mini Maestros
I bring my Two toddling grandchildren to Mini Maestros. We love it. There are delightful songs, stories, chants and dances just right for this age group. We especially love playing along with the instruments and our sparkly scarves. There is plenty of variety as well as essential repetition and our teacher Maddy is a superstar! I am already looking forward to next year and progressing my grandchildren's innate love of music.
22 November 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Hi Annemarie, What a wonderful review! Thank you so much. We are so pleased you and your grandchildren love the classes so much, yes Maddy is a superstar. We can't wait till next year to do it all again. 🎶🐝💕 Mini Maestros
Very nice set up
Very nice set up. The teacher is flexible which is a huge help when you have 2 kids of different ages.
6 August 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Hi Martina, this is great feedback to hear. Thank you so much for taking the time to let us know, we are so happy you love the classes. 🎶 🐝💕 Mini Maestros
My Lil guy loves Mini Maestros…
My Lil guy loves going to Mini Maestros and Jenny is a great teacher!! Highly recommend! The kids love it!
23 July 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Thanks so much Nicole for taking the time to leave such glowing feedback. We are so pleased to hear that you and the kids love your classes with Jennie. 🎶 🐝💕 Mini Maestros
The teacher at Ivanhoe Madi is very…
The teacher at Ivanhoe Madi is very engaging and keeps the kids entertained for the whole session!
22 July 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Hi Debbie, thank you for this lovely feedback about Maddy and the classes you attend. This is so lovely to hear. 🎶 🐝💕 Mini Maestros
Bad experience when child struggled on first day.
Unfortunately, our experience at Mini Maestros in Ivanhoe didn’t go as well as we had hoped. We had enrolled for the term and received the bag with the bumblebee upon arrival. However, on the first day, my 2-year-old daughter was overtired since the class coincided with her usual nap time, and she was also in an unfamiliar environment with new people.
She became overwhelmed by the colourful instruments and toys that were stored in transparent boxes and wasn’t interest in sitting in the circle with the group… she just wanted to explore! When she started crying and becoming restless, I decided to take her out of the session to avoid disrupting the other children’s experience. I thought, better luck next week!
To my surprise, the instructor ran after us and suggested we switch to a three-week trial, even though we had already paid for the full term. I was a bit taken aback but agreed and then she then asked for the bumblebee back which naturally upset my daughter to have it taken off her.
I was shocked she asked for it back - it’s completely natural for a 2-year-old to need time to warm up to something new, and we had every intention of attending the full term.
I felt offended by how the situation was handled, as I’m sure my daughter would have adjusted by the following week. When I later decided to cancel because I no longer wanted to return, I was charged $40 for the session. When I questioned this, I was told the charge included the cost of the bag. I pointed out that the bumblebee which was inside the bag had been taken off us, and if we were being charged that much for one visit, we should either be given the bumblebee or have the cost reduced. The response was that the fee didn’t include the bumblebee, which I found unbelievable and a complete rip off.
I hope no other parent has to go through this kind of experience if their 2-year-old child is overwhelmed and struggles on the first day.
18 July 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
I am sorry you didn’t have a good experience in your first lesson.
We expect that children need a few weeks to settle in to any new environment and need time to become comfortable and confident in the new setting. Exploring the space and even some tears can be normal parts of the settling process, and we are very used to helping children through these first few weeks so that they have positive experiences in our classes. Unfortunately, your daughter was particularly distressed in that first class and frustrated when she was not able to take equipment down from the shelves and tubs as she wanted to. Given the situation, it was thoughtful of you to take her out of the session to avoid further disruption for the other children.
Because your daughter was distressed to a degree that we don’t normally encounter, I felt that for your sake it may be better to take the introduction to classes in stages and that is why I suggested changing to a 3 week trial. That would have allowed you to see if your daughter was able to settle in after a couple more lessons, and, if not, you could have finished up without having paid for the full term and all the equipment. This was a judgement I made based on my 30 years of teaching young children. I was not expecting you to leave part-way through the class and my decision to follow you out of the room when you left was out of concern for you. I didn’t want you paying for a full term and all the equipment when it appeared possible that this program might not have been the right thing for your daughter at this stage. Had you taken the bee home and then decided to convert to a 3 week trial (the cost of which includes a bag and music book, but not the bumblebee puppet), we would have had to add the charge for the bee to the cost of the 3-week trial. So, my reason for asking you (not your daughter) for the bee back was to save you money. My concern was you were both ok and that you understood that there was an interim option available to you at lower cost rather than committing to 10 weeks of something that may not work. I had to speak to you quickly as I had the rest of the group waiting for me inside the classroom to continue the class.
The amount you ended up paying ($38, not $40) covered the first lesson and the music book and bag you took home. You were not charged for the bumblebee puppet. 🎶 🐝💕 Mini Maestros
Excellent presenter
Excellent presenter, inclusive and observant of children’s behaviour patterns and management .
11 January 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Thank you for taking the time to send in your review, Julie. We are pleased to hear you enjoyed classes with Jennie in Ivanhoe and hope to see you back in classes soon! 🎶🐝💕 Mini Maestros
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Hi Olivia, thanks so much for taking the time to write such a wonderful review. Maddy is a brilliant teacher and we love to hear your son finds the classes so engaging. 🎶🐝💕 Mini Maestros
Amazing Music Program
Mini Maestros is a wonderful program full of fun experiences and learning for children. My daughter absolutely loves her weekly classes!
11 May 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Hi Royce. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. It fills our heart to hear this. 🎶🐝💕 Mini Maestros
Was really disappointed with this…
Was really disappointed with this experience. We attended the Ivanhoe branch on Friday mornings and felt it was completely different to as it is advertised. In the promotions the teachers are singing and dancing and there a lot of interaction but in reality at every single class for 8 week the teacher played songs off her phone as she sat on a chair and half sung to the words... It is very expensive for the whole term and not worth the experience for the kids.
15 March 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Thank you for taking the time to send us your feedback. We are sorry that the classes didn’t meet your expectations on this occasion. All our teachers follow the same program, but each one brings their own teaching style and musical skills to the program. We work closely with all our teachers to continually build and improve their skills, and they all attend regular training sessions with us. It is a shame that you didn’t call or email us with some feedback after your first few lessons so that we could address this well before the term ended. If you would like to try a class with a different teacher, please reach out to us and we will organise this for you. 🎶🐝💕 Mini Maestros
Delightful
The center is easy to find, the music teacher had such a gentle manner and the children loved her. Well structured with a lot of interaction with the children and a great program for the little ones.
31 August 2023
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Hi Christina, thank you so much for taking the time to write such a lovely review. It really means a lot to us and we are so pleased your child is thriving with our program. 🎶🐝💕 Mini Maestros
A great musical experience for childen…
A great musical experience for childen and their adults
I think I just clicked on 2 stars! I meant to click on 4 stars! Sorry
All activities are educational and fun. My grandchildren are always engaged in the classes. The activities are varied too. A lovely range of musical experience.
Naomi does a great job keeping all 10 students interested and involved.
Last week Naomi brought a violin to class. I thought this was great too. It would be great for students to see a brass or woodwind perhaps another stringed instrument
25 April 2023
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Thank you, Angela, for your fantastic 4-star review of Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe! We are thrilled to hear that your grandchildren are finding our classes both educational and fun. Our program aims to introduce children to a variety of musical styles, instruments and experiences. Listening to and seeing different instruments is a part of this. Some of our teachers are multi-instrumentalists and occasionally bring in their own instruments for children to see and hear, to enhance their musical experience and understanding. Thank you once again for choosing Mini Maestros. We look forward to continuing to provide engaging and educational classes for your grandchildren.
🎶🐝💕 Mini Maestros
Really enjoyed taking my little one…
Really enjoyed taking my little one here. I feel as though she would benefit more from the lessons if she were a little older, but there was no complaints about the class. Valarie was always so warm and inviting and my daughter loved her!
24 April 2023
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Thanks so much for this glowing review! So glad to hear you and your daughter love our classes. 🐝💕🎶 Mini Maestros
Naomi is a delight
Naomi’s class is up-beat, positive and welcoming. She creates a lovely warm environment for kids and babies, and for parents to feel comfortable.
17 January 2023
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Hi Louisa. Thank you so much for your lovely review! We are so pleased to hear that Naomi creates a warm and welcoming environment for kids and parents alike. We are always striving to make Mini Maestros the best it can be, and your feedback helps us reach that goal. Thank you again for your kind words! 🐝💕🎶 Mini Maestros
Jennie is a wonderful teacher
Jennie is a wonderful teacher, she reads the babies beautifully. Best part of our Mondays
9 January 2023
Reply from Mini Maestros - Ivanhoe
Thanks so much for this glowing review Rachel! So glad to hear you love our classes with your baby. 🐝💕🎶 Mini Maestros
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