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	7679	12	0
1.4	3173	12	3
1.3	10985	13	1154
1.2	1929	14	25826
1.1	0	14	1754
1.0	0	12	383
			29120

End-point assessment organisations

Regions	EPAOs in region	Active apprentices	Completed assessments
► North East	14	885	953
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	2988	3428
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	2423	2884
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	1754	2429
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	2538	3189
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	2399	3012
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	3750	4481
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	4619	5563
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	2278	3097
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	132	84
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
		23766	29120

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