Awww @ only having 80 kids at the school. The little schools are the friendliest from my experience. I'm sure you'll get another opportunity. Once you go back and get past that first day, it's not so bad. It's just all the anticipation etc. that builds up that kind of freaks you out a bit.
Urrgh... pressure to go back to work is UNbelievable!! It's like it's all anyone ever wants to know about. Once your baby hits an age where it looks like you might be coping, straight away they start; "So, are you going back to work?". Then you get the others that try to make you feel bad when you DO go back to work. OMG!
I don't mind if a fellow Mum asks about it (uno... like on here where we share out thoughts etc.) It's when someone else asks about it as if they are saying; "It's high time you headed back to work and contributed to this society!". Drives ya naa-naas!!