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Lorella ran a fantastic class at Wyreena! She was patient and accommodating, letting the kids engage at whichever level they felt comfortable with. Each class had a mix of movement, singing and percus... See more
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My grandaughteir adores her sessions with Lisa at Mini Maestros, Templestowe. She looks forward to them every week and has grown in confidence this year with Lisa's gentle encouragement. She loves pla... See more
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My grandchild has grown in confidence and absolutely loves Mini Maestros. Cathy is warm, encouraging, and full of charm. She makes every class fun and welcoming. The sessions are thoughtfully structur... See more
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About Mini Maestros
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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
76 Lower Heidelberg Road, 3079, Ivanhoe, Australia
- 0398505566
- hello@minimaestros.com.au
- minimaestros.com.au
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Such a quality program
Such a quality program! The teacher (Kate) engages the kids from start to finish and does an incredible job including them all. Super well organised- wish I had found it sooner!
3 September 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros
Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful review. I am so lucky to have the opportunity to teach the wonderful Mini Maestros program and enjoy every minute seeing the children develop their musical skills and having so much fun. I look forward to being part of your Mini Maestros journey.
🎶 🐝💕 Kate x
Best weekly activity
Well organised learning activity. Progression is clear week by week and online classes enable you to revisit concepts or complete class from home if unwell.
20 August 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros
Thank you Samantha for your wonderful review. 🎶 🐝💕 Chantelle
I take my 2 grand daughters they love…
I take my 2 grand daughters they love the program, learn a lot and start to make friends
19 August 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros
Hi Colleen, Thank you for your lovely review. I love having P, S and yourself in my classes. I hope you all have fun at our concert this year, too. It’s great watching the friendships develop between the children, the parents, the grandparents as well as a great grandparent in your grandchildren’s classes! Cheers, Judy ❤️😊🐝🎵🎶
Great start @ Mini Maestros
We have just started with mini maestros and our 2 year old daughter Abigail loves it. Lisa the teacher is fantastic and so engaging with everyone.
20 August 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros
Dear Naomi, thanks for your lovely review!
I really enjoy seeing Miss A and brother L participate in our classes. I feel so fortunate to be able to teach and enjoy music with your lovely family – it is a terrific class! We have a ball! 🎶 🐝💕 Lisa Templestowe Mini Maestros
Good Activities.
9 August 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros
Hi Patreeya, many thanks for taking the time to leave us a positive review. It means a lot to us. 🎶 🐝💕 Mini Maestros
Reply from Mini Maestros
Hi Marisa, this is so wonderful to hear. Thank you so much for taking the time to let us know about your positive experience. 🎶 🐝💕 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
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
Mini Maestros is a fabulous music…
Mini Maestros is a fabulous music experience for young children. It teaches musical concepts, language, cognitive, social and emotional skills. Every child should have an opportunity to have weekly music classes from a very young age. Thank you Mini Maestros.
12 August 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros
Thank you so much Susie, yes, we couldn't agree more! Thank you so much for the wonderful music. 🎶 🐝💕 Mini Maestros
My little one loves attending
My little one loves attending. Rosie is amazing and very engaging with the little ones.
31 July 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros
Thanks Elise for your lovely review. I absolutely love our baby class and I’m so glad to have you both back again this term. So many smiles 😊! Rosie 🐝💕🎶
Wonderful Experience
I enrolled my Granddaughter for a term. Was only going to do 1 Term then swimming the following. 18 month Old Maya loved it so much we enrolled for another. She was just starting to understand what it was all about and just flourished in the last 2 lessons. Would highly recommend for all children to get involved in this. It helped that our teacher Kathy was lovely and supportive to all the children.involved.
3 August 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros
Thanks so much Karen for your lovely review
Super excited to have you both in class again for this Term. It has been so wonderful to watch her grow in confidence and love how she has settled in and really starting to enjoy herself. Can’t wait to have more music fun this term with you both 💕🎵 Cathy
Joyful experiences
Classes were educational, engaging , fun and well pitched to the age group.
My granddaughter loved the experience and asking to go again. Something special to share with her.
29 July 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros
Hi Maria, thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review, and it fills our hearts to know your granddaughter loved them so much. 🎶 🐝💕 Mini Maestros
The experience at Mini Maestros was wonderful
The experience at Mini Maestros was wonderful. The teacher is sweet, kind, and always smiling. My son loved her from the first day. The activities last just the right amount of time, and the online classes motivate him to watch something educational on TV. Thank you for providing this wonderful space.
25 July 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros
Hi Vanessa, Thanks so much, this is such a lovely review, we are so pleased your experience is so positive and that you took the time to let us know, it means a lot to us thank you. 🎶 🐝💕 Mini Maestros
Love everything about it.
Love everything about it.
Michelle is amazing and music education is awesome.
25 July 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros
Thanks for that lovely review, it's so great to see you acknowledge the music education portion of our program. We thrive to help young ones nurture, learn and grow through musical fun. It has been so great to see “S” participate more independently each week. I look forward to lots more music making in term 4. 🎶 🐝💕 Michelle
Lots of fun!
Lots of fun! Very engaging, each lesson is slightly different to accommodate the kids' interests and energy levels.
17 July 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros
Hi Anya, I love the energy that this group brings each week – it energises me too! We certainly need to have a good awareness of how everyone is feeling when coming into class to be able to personalise the experience and still achieve our social and musical goals each week. Looking forward to seeing you Term 4! 🎶 🐝💕Lisa Templestowe 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
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
Hi Debbie, thank you for this lovely feedback about Maddy and the classes you attend. This is so lovely to hear. 🎶 🐝💕 Mini Maestros
Wonderful teacher
The singer-instructor of the class Zara, created a welcoming environment for all the kids and was so fantastic with them! Highly recommended.
14 July 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros
Thank you so much Daniel for your 5 star review. We are so pleased that you have enjoyed your music classes this term and Zara has absolutely loved having you both in class
Thank you for all your support throughout the Term as well 😊🎵 Cathy
So much to learn for my Bub
So much to learn for my Bub
He loves going to his class
Michelle from Altona session is the best
14 July 2024
Reply from Mini Maestros
Thank you for your lovely review. It's great to see Little "G" engage in the musical activities with the biggest smile. Looking forward to more music making in Term 4. 🎶 🐝💕 Michelle
Reply from Mini Maestros
Hi Sam, thank you so much for taking the time to leave this delightful feedback. It means a lot to us. 🎶 🐝💕 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
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
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