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Apprenticeships in Health, Social Care, and Early Years form the heart of our communities, developing skilled, compassionate professionals who deliver essential care and nurture children through their crucial early years of education.

From early years educators to adult care specialists, our high-quality standards and dedicated technical support ensure your learners gain real-world capability, while your team delivers every standard with total confidence.

As skills reforms reshape apprenticeships in England, we’re here to support you through change with clarity, consistency, and confidence. Alongside this, we continue to deliver high-quality end-point assessments (EPAs) and apprenticeship assessment plans (AAPs), ensuring a reliable, consistent experience that drives successful outcomes for every apprentice, provider, and employer.

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Level 3 Apprenticeship Assessment for Early Years Educator 9062-11

Apprenticeship assessment

The City & Guilds Level 3 Apprenticeship Assessment for Early Years Educator aligns with the ST0135 Early Years Educator occupational standard and provides resources to meet the requirements of its published assessment plan. It also aligns with the Department for Education for full and relevant criteria at Level 3.

It is designed to support the development of key knowledge, skills and behaviours required to work at Level 3 in a range of settings in England, including full day care, children's centres, pre-schools, reception classes, playgroups, nursery schools, home based provision, hospitals, social care settings, out of school environments, and local authority provision.

The Early Years Educator provides high-quality early education and care to children and is responsible for ensuring a safe and secure environment for children's learning.   

Applying an evidence-based approach and working collaboratively with parents, carers, colleagues, and wider multi-agency professionals they provide opportunities and learning experiences for all children, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Early years educators follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) requirements set by government for the learning, development, and care of children from birth to 5 in both indoor and outdoor environments.

 

An early years educator will act as the key person for one or more children within their setting. They may play a leadership role within the setting or may act under the supervision of a manager.

In order to count within the ratios at level 3, individuals who successfully complete this qualification must also have achieved the additional EYFS requirements that are independent of the apprenticeship requirements.

Typical job titles include:

    Childminder assistant

    Early years educator

    Early years worker

    Nursery educator

    Nursery nurse

    Nursery worker

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Apprenticeship overview

Level 3 Early Years Educator

Duration: 18 months (typically)
Assessment Methods: Observation, case study
Grading: Pass, Fail, Distinction

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Now available Level 2 Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship

 
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Apprenticeship overview

Level 2 Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship 
Duration: 
12 months
Funding: Maximum £4,500

Mandatory qualification- 3096-22 Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate: The qualification detailed in the occupational standard must be achieved before the end of the apprenticeship. Apprentices are not required to undertake any additional assessments.

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Developing confident care careers

The Adult Care Worker apprenticeship provides a level 2 entry route into the care sector, helping apprentices build the skills, knowledge and behaviours needed for safe, compassionate care. 

It supports progression into employment, further study or level 3 pathways such as:


    Level 3 Lead Adult Care Worker apprenticeship


    Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care 


    Specialist or leadership roles in care settings 






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Planning your apprenticeship delivery 

We’re here to support you. Speak to us about apprenticeship reform, delivery readiness and how we can help you plan with confidence. 

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Full apprenticeship offer

Explore City & Guilds apprenticeships across health & care. Our offer includes both end-point assessment and apprenticeship assessment solutions, designed to support high-quality delivery, workforce capability and positive outcomes for those receiving care.

What sets us apart

Our new health & care apprenticeships are designed to tackle skills shortages with advance, site-ready capabilities. Here's what sets us apart:

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Industry-relevant, future-focused

    Developed with experts to reflect world class health & care techniques 

    Supports real world skills development that meets employer demand 

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Unrivalled support

    Dedicated Partnership Team and specialist advisors

    Access to webinars, network events, and curriculum planning support

 
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Flexible & scalable delivery

    No specialist delivery requirements

    Workplace-relevant assessments that enhance employability

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Proven capability & scale

    Over 100,000 EPAs delivered with a 90% pass rate

    Market leader in EPA certifications with 13.1% of total EPAs completed

Support you can count on

Our solutions help you stay on track and deliver quality outcomes every step of the way.

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EPA Pro

Streamline apprenticeship delivery and monitor progress

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Online resources:

Access mock tests, planning docs, and exemplar materials

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Flexible booking:

Secure preferred dates pre-gateway for timely completions

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Specialist support:

Technical advisors and partnership managers guide you every step

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