Hi!
I'm from the chilterns, too!
I suspect I'm quite a bit younger than the rest of you seem to be, as O levels were things my mum's generation did and were long gone by the time I took my GCSEs
I'm quite sure that most people in the UK either don't believe in early education or are too scared to admit that they do. I'm another one who doesn't tell people what I'm doing with my son, as it is generally thought 'cruel' to 'force' babies to learn. As long as he thinks it's a game, though, I'm not going to stop!