We did mini maestros for a while before I went back to work. It was great! We had two different teachers and one was definitely better than the other.
The group near my place offered free trials. It's worth doing that before enrolling for a term to check the vibe of the place.
We've done gymbaroo and mini maestros. Gymbaroo where we go is definitely more focused on motor skills rather than music. There is music, but it's not the focus.
Definitely do a free trial. I tried 2, Mini Maestros and I think Hey Di Ho. Really disliked the second and found the lady who ran the Mini Maestro's one just seemed to have a really good rapor with the kids. The other lady was like scary old school teacher!
DD1 loved it, but did want to dance more than sit there and bang sticks. Often she would hand her instruments back and do a bum dance in the middle of the circle
We do Hey Dee Ho which sounds very similar to Mini Maestros. Moo loves it, I think it's fun too! He's in the babies group where he'll stay until he's 2 years old I think. We sing songs, play with instruments, do nursery rhymes, we've started learning simple sign language to go with some of the songs, we play with parachutes & finger puppets, we walk around the room stomping/tip toeing etc. What I like about it is it doesn't matter if they don't join in all the songs etc. Moo often mucks around with her felt board or he runs around with other kids for a little bit. They get a biscuit after the class & the teacher bring out a box of toys so they kinda wind down.
For me who didn't really know many kids songs or nursery rhymes it's been great!
It is exxy but if you have to miss a class it gets taken off next terms fee. There is an option to go casually too. I'm pretty sure the first class was free.
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