This apprenticeship teaches you about working with children and supporting the planning of daily activities. You’ll gain the knowledge and skills to work in settings such as children’s centres or pre-schools, learning about child development stages, liaising with colleagues and professional agencies, following safeguarding policies and procedures, and referring concerns.
A certificate of completion from the Institute for Apprenticeships
TQUK Level 2 Diploma in Early Years Practitioner
Apprentices can progress to the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship
Alternatively, adult apprentices may progress onto the L3 Diploma for the Children’s Workforce.
Some apprentices, who have achieved at level 2 in English and Maths may wish to consider progression onto the Education and Childcare T Level
The qualification is assessed by internally set and marked assessments subject to external quality assurance.
The apprenticeship will be assessed by end point assessment, after a minimum of one year of training
• Suitable employment on or prior to starting the apprenticeship training programme.
• An appropriate level of maths and English (assessed prior to apprenticeship start)
• Apprentices without English or maths (at Level 2 for a Level 3 Apprenticeship or Level 1 for a Level 2 Apprenticeship) must achieve this prior to taking the End Point Assessment).
• We can support you to achieve the desired level of maths and English, through functional skills taught sessions which are mandatory to attend as part of your programme (you cannot achieve your apprenticeship without the required level of maths and English).