Approved Standard

Early years practitioner

Work and interact directly with children on a day to day basis supporting the planning of and delivery of activities.

• Level: 2
• Reference: ST0888
• Sector: Education and early years
• Typical duration: 12 months
• Approved for delivery: 26 March 2020
• Maximum funding: £5,000.00
• Trailblazer contact: michael.freeston@eyalliance.org.uk
• External quality assurance (EQA) provider: Ofqual

Full information on Early years practitioner

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
1.1	4812	13	79
1.0	678	14	16624
			16698

End-point assessment organisations

Regions	EPAOs in region	Active apprentices	Completed assessments
► North East	14	87	298
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	1160	3219
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	418	1525
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	528	1560
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	594	2209
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	394	1391
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	458	1677
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	961	2645
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	784	2076
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	109	98
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
		5493	16698

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