Best Early years lead practitioner apprenticeship providers
Every provider delivering the Level 5 Early years lead practitioner apprenticeship, ranked by the Department for Education's official 2024/25 achievement rate. Compare pass rates and cohort sizes, then view a provider's profile to enquire. See the Early years lead practitioner standard page for funding, duration and the full provider directory.
Top providers by achievement rate
Official 2024/25 achievement rates for Early years lead practitioner, published by the Department for Education. Cohort sizes shown - providers with fewer than 30 leavers are listed separately. How this table works
| # | Provider | Achievement rate | Pass rate | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best Practice Network | 73.4% | 99% | 270 |
| 2 | HIT Training | 71.7% | 100% | 50 |
| 3 | The Childcare Company | 71.1% | 100% | 40 |
| 4 | Hawk Training | 62.8% | 100% | 40 |
| 5 | Education Learning Academy | 57.1% | 100% | 50 |
| 6 | Eden Training Solutions | 55.3% | 100% | 80 |
| 7 | Realise | 54.5% | 100% | 80 |
| 8 | Paragon Skills | 50.7% | 100% | 70 |
| 9 | Education and Skills Training & Development | 40.9% | 94.7% | 40 |
| 10 | Busy Bees Education and Training | 40% | 100% | 50 |
| 11 | Parenta | 33.8% | 96.4% | 80 |
| – | WFCCTT small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Real Skills Training small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Brighter Horizons small cohort | 90% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Inspiro Learning small cohort | 87.5% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Montessori Apprentice Academy small cohort | 83.3% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Aspiration Training small cohort | 77.8% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Jlms Management Ltd small cohort | 75% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Train Together small cohort | 73.3% | 100% | 20 |
| – | CT Skills small cohort | 71.4% | 100% | 10 |
| – | First Avenue Training small cohort | 66.7% | 90.9% | 20 |
| – | Dot small cohort | 66.7% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Chiltern Training small cohort | 66.7% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Derwentside College small cohort | 64.3% | 100% | 10 |
| – | AKG Learning small cohort | 64.3% | 100% | 10 |
| – | LMP Group small cohort | 63.6% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Global Skills small cohort | 62.5% | 71.4% | 10 |
| – | Quest Training small cohort | 53.3% | 88.9% | 20 |
| – | Total Training Provision small cohort | 50% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Brighter Beginnings small cohort | 47.6% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Kids Planet Training Academy small cohort | 45.8% | 100% | 20 |
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education, apprenticeship national achievement rate tables, 2024/25. Rankings are compiled by FATP and are not endorsed by the DfE. Providers with DfE-suppressed data (small cohorts) are not shown.
Need help choosing a provider?
Tell us your requirements and we'll match you with the right training providers.