Early Years Apprenticeships

Education and Early Years apprenticeships allow employers to build a workforce tailored to the needs of their nursery or school. By offering specialised training and hands-on experience, schools and other educational settings for young children can create a team of skilled nurses, classroom assistants, or teaching assistants that are aligned with their values and business goals.

• Apprenticeships in the education and early years sector are accessible for all nurseries and schools, no matter their size.
• Fill key skills gaps and identify future leaders within your early years setting.
• Apprenticeships support staff retention and could hold the key to sustainable employment and team longevity.
• Attract the best team of workers who are genuinely dedicated to a career in early childhood education and are eager to make a meaningful impact on young children’s lives.
• Providing internal opportunities can benefit your work culture and provide a testament of strength and employee interest to your company.
• Elevate your early years setting by providing your employees with tailor-made training programmes, structured learning outlets, and transferable skill sets in early childhood education.
• Education and Early Years apprenticeships offer high-quality training that meets the strict standards of early years education, ensuring apprentices develop the skills they need to excel in this field.
• You can elevate your educational setting with highly trained apprentices who bring essential skills and knowledge to their roles.

Education and Early Years apprenticeships offer a range of benefits for those passionate about working with children, which can enhance their skills, career opportunities, and personal development.

• You’ll gain valuable qualifications and hands-on experience in early years education while earning a salary and not paying tuition fees.
• In the early years sector, everyday is different. You will work with children of all backgrounds and abilities, helping them develop skills through a range of sensory and play activities.
• You will play an important role in helping children from birth to school age reach their full potential.
• The early years sector provides abundant opportunities for a varied and exciting career in the education and early years sector. You could work for charities, in education, or even set up your own business.
• An early years apprenticeship can bring fun, enjoyment and job satisfaction to every day, seeing the children in your care develop as individuals and knowing that you’re giving them the best possible start in life.
• Through your apprenticeship, you will have a mentor who can guide and advise you, give you feedback and help you decide what are the best steps for advancing in your early years career.
• You will benefit from a combination of workplace learning and classroom learning, and through STS your employer may opt to offer you an added-value experiential learning course at one of our 12 training centres.
• As an Education and Early Years apprentice, you will receive high-quality training, setting you up with the skills and knowledge you need to provide care to children.
• As an apprentice, you will receive hands-on training that will improve your employability in future years.
• There are many incredible career opportunities following an Education and Early Years apprenticeship, including nursery nurses, assistant youth supporters, childcare workers, nursery teaching assistants, and many more.