I go to my local children's centre fairly regularly. I discovered it though midwife appointments which were held there, and after DC was born have made use of the regular stay and play sessions, baby massage classes etc, which are all free.
None of my NCT group ever went there, and it was clear that most of the other parents attending were perhaps from the poorer end of the socioeconomic scale, but people were friendly and I've kept going back, and I have a good time as does DC.
I've recently learnt more about how children's centres work, and it seems their main aim is to target as many resources as possible towards the poorer most deprived families and children. And I also leant about how underfunded they are.
This made me worry that by taking advantage of all these free sessions, I am taking money and resources away from a less well off family that could really use them more than me...
I could easily afford to attend all the £10 a session music and rhyming baby classes that my NCT group seem to prefer, it's just they seemed a bit of a waste of money when I had the children's centre stuff available for free!
I may be over thinking this, but should I feel guilty? Or should childrens centre resources be available to all regardless of income?
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Guilt about going to a children's centre as a well off middle class person
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JuniorAngler · 10/06/2015 14:05
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