dd only plays with older dc at school

[PrincessScrumpy]

dd1 started school in September and loves it but hasn't been invited any of the many parties that have taken place so far. dd's birthday is Feb and I have no idea who to invite. The teacher says she plays with everyone, but is bright and sometimes plays more maturely than those around her. She is bright but not astoundingly intelligent (imo).

When I ask her who she plays with at playtime, she talks about girls in the year 1 or 2 classes and never her own reception class.

I'm worried she has no friends in her class - at the moment she's not worried but I think it may become an issue. Am I just being overprotective? Like all mums, I want dd to be liked, but lack of party invites - even to parties of kids I've thought she was friends with, makes me sad for her. Probably says more about me than her.

She has been to one party... a 7 year old who she plays with.

Is this normal?

It can take a little while for them to form friendship groups and YR is often rather a free for all. Also, re the party invites, it's definitely early days. Do you know the other Mums particularly? If not, then chill out, I think a lot of people stick to people they know (ie Mum friendships rather than kids) when their kids are young, then as the kids are older and make their own friends it gets easier really.
I wouldn't worry, just get her to invite a biggish group to her party and probably most will come (I was surprised for DS last year that ALL came!), or if you/she is not into big parties then just have one or two of the older friends round to tea.

My nursery DD invited a YR child to her party who was pleased to come, it turned out that they play quite a bit together and seem to be closer friends than most of her other "associates". The other friends she invited 3 or 4 are chidlren of my friends, and the others names she happened to mention re who she wanted to invite probably because she'd played with them/seen them the day we were doing the invitations!