5 yo Being Actively Excluded at School

My 5 yo daughter has been coming home and telling me that no one plays with her and that she has no friends. I spoke to her teacher about this and was assured that there was no bullying going on and that she just has typical kindergarten issues concerning things like playing what other kids want to play instead of what she wants to play, etc.In response, we have been trying to talk to her about the importance of listening to other kids and to what their interests and preferences are.However, while volunteering at my daughter's school, I have begun to strongly suspect that some kids are actively excluding her. I've seen little signs of it here and there, but today while several students and my daughter worked at a center together, my suspicions were outright confirmed. A boy at the table interrupted a girl who was talking to my daughter to ask her why she was being my daughter's friend. The girl promptly said she wasn't her friend and just played with her sometimes because she had no one to play with. I felt shocked and heartbroken for my daughter, who silently witnessed the whole thing. I had no idea how to react and sadly I too stayed silent. Now I'm kicking myself because I think that the correct move would have been to directly confront the boy.I have no idea how to approach the teacher about this behavior or how seriously I should treat this. Has anyone else gone through something similar? I want to help my daughter develop good social skills, but if there are kids in her class who are actively trying to prevent her from making friends I don't think anything but addressing theserc chuldren will be effective. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2iawLJb