or was she actually asking me whether or not I am 'poor'?

[PrimsGoat]

I was at playgroup today and started making small talk with a woman I've never spoken to before. We started talking about schools and childcare and she said her children are in private school. I told her my DD is only 2, and not even in nursery yet, as I'm still at home, so I haven't thought much about schools. (I won't be going private, but I didn't tell her that.)

She then went on to ask if DD didn't qualify for free nursery as a 2-yr old? I assumed that she was a bit ignorant of the scheme, which offers free childcare to 'disadvantaged' children (that's the 'official line', not my words) in order to prevent them from falling behind academically when they start school. I told her that DD doesn't qualify, and she replied 'the threshold is so ridiculously low', so clearly knowing that the threshold household income is around £16K / year.

I'm not trying to be disrespectful to anyone who does qualify (in fact I should imagine they would find the question rude also). But effectively she was asking me whether or not I am poor, wasn't she?

"PrimsGoat

So I'm a snob because I think D&G is a showy, overpriced brand that people buy when they want to look rich but aren't?"

What a ridiculously sweeping statement!

OP:

"Maybe it's a London thing. People are pretty status-obsessed here. Maybe some of you have never come across this kind of behaviour."

Oh wow! Are you now suggesting only people who live in London are privileged? Do you imagine everyone else on the thread is a poor country mouse!?

my son gets two year funding and im not ashamed to admit that, he has come on leaps and bounds since attending nursery!

i'd rather my son be around like minded people and be around people who don't turn their noses up! so what if your child goes private or normal school/nursery. end of the day every child is entitled to get an education doesn't matter where it is or how much you pay!

my opinion on private school's is that all schools teach the same so why should i have to pay through the nose for something that every child is entitled to. my son loves his nursery and i wouldn't change that for the world.