Welcome to Tesorini Montessori
A nurturing, responsive Montessori Toddler environment on the Sunshine Coast
Where young children participate in meaningful, self-directed learning, honouring and strengthening choice making, intrinsic motivation, guided with warmth and sensitivity.
At Tesorini Montessori, I offer families across the Sunshine Coast a thoughtful, gentle, and purposeful start to toddlerhood. I wholeheartedly emphasise respectful adult and child interactions, the critical windows of development, and emotional safety, grounded in consistency and predictability, coregulation, and responsive caregiving. Rooted in the principles of AMI Montessori, at Tesorini Montessori, I offer the children real tools and concrete, self-correcting materials to support burgeoning toddler independence in a meaningful way.
Within a calm and meticulously prepared environment, young children are free to follow their interests and exercise choice and will, guided by their natural developmental drives such as movement, autonomy, and connection. Each material on their shelf is there to isolate one skill at a time, allowing for deep concentration, repetition and genuine mastery.
Throughout the day, in too many moments to count, I support their inner drive to do it for themselves through gentle collaboration; never rushed and always with the child left feeling positive about their efforts and most importantly, themselves.
Welcome!
‘Tesorini’ ( Italian for ‘little treasure’) Montessori is a toddler community running from my home in Tewantin on the Sunshine Coast, suitable for children who are walking with stability until age 4. Open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 - 3 pm.
Spaces are limited to four children per day.
Our Routine -
° Guided Montessori activities with intentional and sequential natural materials, including food preparation.
° A calm, thoughtfully prepared environment, following Dr Maria Montessori’s original and carefully refined approach to early childhood development, with respectful adult and child interactions.
° Nature play, loose parts play, composting, worm farm, gardening and water activities in the garden.
° Music and self-expression using real musical instruments, as well as finger puppets and action songs.
° Parent support and education including a parent library and information on how to implement Montessori at home.
Hello there, I’m Amber, an AMI-trained Montessori guide from birth to three years. I am fascinated and passionate about the sequence of how humans develop and the sensitive periods of attachment and learning. This passion drives me to collaborate with you and your child, guiding their unique and personal developmental journey with both academic knowledge and real-world practice in early childhood development. You, as their parents, are their first and most important role model and teacher, so your input is essential and valuable. I look forward to welcoming you and your child to my cosy home away from home, where they will feel honoured and safe, trusted to direct their own learning and follow their inner drive. Toddlers' brains are developing at the most rapid pace ever in their lifetime, building their brain architecture, wiring their nervous systems, and constructing psychological trust not only in themselves, but also in the world. This fleeting stage of life sets the trajectory of their learning progression and relationships; truly, this time of life is such a gift.
Knowing this, I care deeply about what I provide for them intellectually, socially, emotionally, and psychologically.
I look forward to meeting you.
From one of my families I used to nanny for.. (We are still in touch now, 22 years later!)
“Amber has worked for us as a nanny for 3 years. I trust Amber with my most precious people - my two children - and she has never once betrayed that trust or let me down. I can say, without any hesitation whatsoever, that Amber is a person of extreme integrity. She has always approached every task with passion and commitment, and is diplomatic, caring and utterly honest - a rare and wonderful combination. She has an infectious brightness and is a joy to spend time with. She is terrifically capable, self - motivated and resourceful. She is the 3rd member of mine and my husband’s parenting team and my children adore and respect her.”
- Danielle, mum of two
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Language
Practical Life
Fine Motor Strengthening
Gross Motor Refinement
Self - Expression and Creativity
Music
Being Outside
Young children naturally absorb the world around them and learn through real, tangible experiences they can see, touch, and manipulate, rather than through abstract ideas or symbols. These hands-on, concrete experiences help them make sense of the world before progressing to more abstract thinking later. My nurturing environment supports their sensitive periods of development—fleeting windows of opportunity where learning occurs effortlessly and naturally.
Wunya, welcome.
Tesorini Montessori acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, learn, and grow—the Gubbi Gubbi people of the Sunshine Coast. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families visiting our site.
This land has been cared for by First Nations peoples for countless generations. Their stories, wisdom, and connection to Country continue to guide and inspire us.
As families, carers, and educators, may we walk gently on this land, listen deeply to its history, and nurture a future grounded in respect, learning, and togetherness.