I’m Amber, I’m 45 and a passionate Montessori educator and founder of Tesorini Montessori. I am deeply committed to nurturing, cultivating, and maximising the potential of young children during these crucial formative years. I focus on the sensitive periods of development and create a gentle environment of emotional safety.

I am consistently in awe of humans' natural and sequential development. My interests include language acquisition, developmental psychology, attachment, neuroscience, and the critical windows of development. I am fascinated not only by how the brain grows in response to its environment but also by the mind. I am a Mother to my gorgeous nine-year-old and a Caregiver to my Mum, who has Parkinson's disease.

Alongside my AMI Montessori training, I have over fifteen years of experience with infants and toddlers, with previous roles in nannying, kindergartens, family daycare and long daycare centres. I have experience working with diverse families and I strongly believe in the importance of the parent/child relationship, building trusting relationships with children and their families to create a holistic learning environment.

Over the years, I have accrued much knowledge on the vital importance of the toddler’s environment—the physical and psychological environment the child is growing up in and absorbing as ‘normal’ and incarnating as their personality. I understand the power of the unconscious, absorbent mind in a child under three and how their experiences create their brain architecture.

While children and families are unique, there are common threads that I believe are crucial. Mutual respect between adults and children is at the core of my approach. I also value choice-making and autonomy, empowering the child to make decisions concerning them. Kindness, collaboration, connection, and the sensitive periods of development are key principles that guide my work.