Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT) Apprenticeship

BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED

Recruiting nationally

Closes in 16 days (Wednesday 1 July 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 15 June 2026

Print

Contents

Summary

Are you passionate about making a difference in children's lives and ready to take the next step in your early years career? This Level 6 Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT) apprenticeship provides the opportunity to gain Early Years Teacher Status while working in a nursery setting.

Wage

£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Various shift patterns. Generally 4 day working week, working hours within Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 2 September 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Support children of different ages, stages of development, and abilities, ensuring they feel safe, valued, and included
  • Help create a positive, stimulating, and well-prepared learning environment
  • Encourage children's independence, confidence, and curiosity through play and everyday activities
  • Support daily routines including mealtimes, personal care, sleep routines, and outdoor play
  • Observe and support children's learning, development, and wellbeing
  • Build positive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues
  • Work alongside experienced staff who will provide guidance and support throughout your apprenticeship
  • Promote a safe, caring, and nurturing environment where children can thrive

Where you'll work

- Become part or our talent pool and we will match you with employers to start your apprenticeship. 

- Personalised support from the Apprenticeship Recruitment Team.

- There's no guarantee of a placement, but the team will try their best to match you.

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
  • Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
  • Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
  • Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
  • Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
  • Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
  • Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
  • Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
  • Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
  • Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
  • Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
  • Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
  • Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
  • Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
  • Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
  • Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
  • Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
  • Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
  • Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
  • Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
  • Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.
  • Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
  • Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
  • Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
  • Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
  • Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
  • Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
  • Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
  • Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
  • Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
  • Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
  • Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
  • Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
  • Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
  • Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
  • Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
  • Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
  • Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
  • Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
  • Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
  • Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
  • Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.

Training schedule

What You’ll Gain:

  • Early Years Teacher Status
  • A nationally recognised Level 6 qualification
  • Valuable hands-on experience in an early years setting
  • Support and mentoring from experienced professionals
  • Enhanced career progression opportunities within the early years sector

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths, English and Science (grade 4/C or above)

Degree in:

Any subject (grade 2:2 or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

  • DBS

About this employer

We share the desire of every practitioner that every child, regardless of their background, should benefit from an excellent education.
In collaboration with our Delivery Partner Network, education professionals and the Department for Education, we design, develop and deliver high-quality CPD and qualifications to aspiring teachers, practising teachers, school leaders, early years practitioners, teaching assistants and SENCOs.

Be the best you can be and transform the lives of children and young people with our extensive suite of fully funded programmes and apprenticeships.

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

  • Potential to progress to management role or pre school teacher

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000037069.

Apply now

Closes in 16 days (Wednesday 1 July 2026 at 11:59pm)