Approved Standard

Early years educator

Highly trained professionals who play a key role in ensuring that young children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe.

• Level: 3
• Reference: ST0135
• Sector: Education and early years
• Typical duration: 18 months
• Approved for delivery: 3 April 2019
• Maximum funding: £7,000.00
• Trailblazer contact: karen.raby@education.gov.uk
• External quality assurance (EQA) provider: Ofqual

Full information on Early years educator

Source: Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

Standard version details

The version may be estimated where records did not previously exist.

Version	Active apprentices	Active EPAOs	Completed assessments
1.5	12185	13	0
1.4	2934	13	5
1.3	9031	13	2643
1.2	1046	14	26635
1.1	0	14	1754
1.0	0	12	383
			31419

End-point assessment organisations

Regions	EPAOs in region	Active apprentices	Completed assessments
► North East	14	1010	1035
Best Practice Network Limited City and Guilds Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) iCQ IN2ACTION LIMITED Innovate Awarding Limited NCFE NQUAL LTD Pearson Education Limited Professional Assessment Ltd SS Educational Services Ltd Steadfast End Point Assessments Training Qualifications UK VTCT Skills
► North West	14	3280	3659
Best Practice Network Limited City and Guilds Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) iCQ IN2ACTION LIMITED Innovate Awarding Limited NCFE NQUAL LTD Pearson Education Limited Professional Assessment Ltd SS Educational Services Ltd Steadfast End Point Assessments Training Qualifications UK VTCT Skills
► Yorkshire and the Humber	14	2632	3069
Best Practice Network Limited City and Guilds Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) iCQ IN2ACTION LIMITED Innovate Awarding Limited NCFE NQUAL LTD Pearson Education Limited Professional Assessment Ltd SS Educational Services Ltd Steadfast End Point Assessments Training Qualifications UK VTCT Skills
► East Midlands	14	1877	2671
Best Practice Network Limited City and Guilds Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) iCQ IN2ACTION LIMITED Innovate Awarding Limited NCFE NQUAL LTD Pearson Education Limited Professional Assessment Ltd SS Educational Services Ltd Steadfast End Point Assessments Training Qualifications UK VTCT Skills
► West Midlands	14	2633	3438
Best Practice Network Limited City and Guilds Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) iCQ IN2ACTION LIMITED Innovate Awarding Limited NCFE NQUAL LTD Pearson Education Limited Professional Assessment Ltd SS Educational Services Ltd Steadfast End Point Assessments Training Qualifications UK VTCT Skills
► East of England	14	2494	3241
Best Practice Network Limited City and Guilds Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) iCQ IN2ACTION LIMITED Innovate Awarding Limited NCFE NQUAL LTD Pearson Education Limited Professional Assessment Ltd SS Educational Services Ltd Steadfast End Point Assessments Training Qualifications UK VTCT Skills
► London	14	3972	4857
Best Practice Network Limited City and Guilds Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) iCQ IN2ACTION LIMITED Innovate Awarding Limited NCFE NQUAL LTD Pearson Education Limited Professional Assessment Ltd SS Educational Services Ltd Steadfast End Point Assessments Training Qualifications UK VTCT Skills
► South East	14	4786	5987
Best Practice Network Limited City and Guilds Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) iCQ IN2ACTION LIMITED Innovate Awarding Limited NCFE NQUAL LTD Pearson Education Limited Professional Assessment Ltd SS Educational Services Ltd Steadfast End Point Assessments Training Qualifications UK VTCT Skills
► South West	14	2387	3369
Best Practice Network Limited City and Guilds Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) iCQ IN2ACTION LIMITED Innovate Awarding Limited NCFE NQUAL LTD Pearson Education Limited Professional Assessment Ltd SS Educational Services Ltd Steadfast End Point Assessments Training Qualifications UK VTCT Skills
► Other	0	125	93
Other includes learners from the rest of the UK including the Channel Islands and self directed distance learning, for example eLearning and webinars. Currently no EPAOs
		25196	31419

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