I would really consider ourselves lucky that Ari got a chance to learn and grow under Poonam’s guidance and care.

We started early when he was only 5 months old diagnosed with food allergies like dairy and nuts. It was almost like Poonam was on this journey with us as parents.

Taking special care and providing knowledgeable suggestions along the way. The Funhouse daycare really is like extended family for us. Picking up your child at the end of the day and knowing that they have had received all the necessary care and attention and opportunities to learn, grow and communicate through the day is supreme.

Now Ari is over 2 yrs old and a caring and confident young boy looking forward to seeing his Poonam auntie every day!

  Vasundhara Bhan and Vishal Bhat {parents of Arav Bhat}

I would like to say a big thank you to Poonam ji. She is highly recommended and professional in what she does and I call her home a second home for my child.. my daughter started when she was only 11 months old. She started her first steps there (walking) being a mother it is very overwhelming to leave your child with someone else but I am glad I got the opportunity to send my little princess in her care and I am highly grateful to all that she does from the levels of learning to keeping the nutrition level high for kids. Her guidance, knowledge and understanding is commendable.

  Pawanpreet Kaur

First I would like to say a big thank you to Poonam for all that she has done for my daughter for the past 1.5 years, it's been great. We feel blessed to have you in our lives as it feels like family now. I am a witness on how much dedicated you are in making a difference in a child's life. Also special thanks to your family for making my daughter feel like home. I am going to miss the little stories that you would tell me at the end of the day. Neysa is going to miss her Poonam Aunty big time, I am sure of that. So glad we found you. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Shreya, Neysa's mum.

  Shreya Raina

Leaving your first child at daycare for the purpose of returning to work is one of the hardest things to do for a first time mum. But all that fear dissapeared when I saw how my daughter reacted to Poonam when they first met. I placed her in Poonams arms and she cuddled up close to her and lay her head on her chest, comfortable, safe and secure, you can't imagine the relief I felt at that moment. Poonam has been amazing, she is Aunty Poonam to us, an extension of our family. Poonams service has never been like I am sending her to a daycare. It's like I'm sending her to a family member who gives her so much love and nurturing with the added bonus of years of experience for aiding in the child's development. She has set up her home with an abundance of toys and learning tools to keep the kids engaged and learning, lots of reading and crafts, outdoor activities like water play and soccer and riding bikes, she has everything you can imagine. She even initiated my 3 year olds transition out of nappies, which has been going really well thanks to Poonams efforts, something I was dragging my feet on. When I had my second child I was so thankful when Poonam confirmed she had a place for her.The sisters got to stay together and I was at ease knowing Poonam would look after them both. Poonams husband and 2 sons have also been amazing, they are great with the girls as well. If we were staying in Sydney we would have kept the girls with her till school age, unfortunately we are now moving on. I cannot recommend Poonam highly enough. The love that she has shown to my 2 daughters and her influence in helping them to grow and thrive is priceless. Thankyou Poonam, we will miss you dearly and never forget you.

  Sharon Govender

Every evening when my son returns from THE FUN HOUSE , I ask him “how was your day?” and he replies, “ I like MY AUNTY'' and that gives me the reassurance and peace of mind which no recommendation or testimonial could ever provide.

Raian has been going to Poonam's place since he was only 8 months old and now he is 3 years old and has become a sweet natured, intelligent, disciplined, considerate young person and a lot of the credit goes to his aunty Poonam for that.

He has learned social skills like playing with other children, not hitting them, sharing, having a laugh together, independent skills such as eating on his own, putting on his socks, shoes, tidying up after playtime and much more. He enjoys the games that he plays at aunty Poonam like puzzles, painting, learning alphabets, rhymes, numbers and so on.

The best thing that I have noticed about Poonam is that her activity changes as per the age group. She follows a very structured programme which matches the right activity with the right age group of the children and hence the children learn those skills and also have fun while doing so.

Poonam keeps a very open channel of communication and keeps us up to date with all the rules and regulation that we need to follow as parents keeping children at the family day care.

She is very professional and takes her work very seriously, she is always reading about new ways to improve caring for kids and provides me with articles, books, reading materials or websites whenever she comes across a good topic dealing with children, be it nutrition for kids, play ideas, good bargain to buy books for them etc.

She keeps me informed about all of the development milestones of my son so I know when he started learning his shapes, colours, counting, drawing circles or learning to say please and thank you. Poonam was the one to notice that he has flat feet and we checked with the doctor and it turned out he did have flat feet. We also did a hearing test as she was concerned. We have a peace of mind knowing that Poonam is there even if something has slipped our eyes. Her background in psychology helps us in the form of her suggestions, pointers in every step of the way.

When I was due to give birth to my second child I needed to organise someone to take care of my son when I would be in the hospital as I don’t have any relatives in Sydney. I didn’t even think of anyone else to keep my son I knew he wouldn’t be as comfortable anywhere else as he is with his aunty Poonam and no one would understand how he is feeling and what he needs better than Poonam.

Poonam was the one who reassured me through my whole pregnancy, not to worry about my son during my labour or staying at the hospital, she would be there for him and she was.

I could go on saying how professional Poonam is or how much Raian has learned from her but the best thing about Poonam is that THE FUN House Family day care is a home away from home for my child and he is like a member of Poonam's family and what more can I ask for.

As he would say, "Thank you aunty Poonam."

  Saima Islam

When I was looking around for a family day care for my daughter Hamsini, I found very good reviews about Poonam and always wanted to send my daughter only there, I waited half a year before finally getting a place with her and my daughter has been attending Poonam’s family day care since July 2012.

I can honestly say that I haven't had one complaint. I can go to work trusting my daughter was properly taken care of in a safe and educational environment. It really is my child's home away from home with supervised activities whilst maintaining their own daily routines.

My daughter enjoys the intimacy and the attention she gets from Poonam and considers her as one of our own family member and every day she is excited to go to Poonam rather than stay at home, she made her first best friends at Poonam’s.

Poonam had been very nice with my daughter who is a very picky eater and would feed her patiently. After going to Poonam my daughter has improved a lot in her communication skills and other learning activities, she has started to read and write numbers and alphabets.

She enjoys the painting, singing rhymes and songs. Poonam always keeps me updated on my children’s progress and her daily activities. Poonam have been very understanding of occasional late drops and late pickups.

  Sri Mandapati