Best Early years practitioner apprenticeship providers
Every provider delivering the Level 2 Early years 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 practitioner standard page for funding, duration and the full provider directory.
Top providers by achievement rate
Official 2024/25 achievement rates for Early years 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 | Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber Training | 91.2% | 96.9% | 30 |
| 2 | System People | 88.5% | 100% | 30 |
| 3 | Derby College Group | 87.5% | 100% | 40 |
| 4 | Total People Ltd | 85% | 97.1% | 40 |
| 5 | South West Association of Training Providers Limited | 82.1% | 100% | 30 |
| 6 | Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group | 81.8% | 100% | 30 |
| 7 | Bury College | 81.1% | 100% | 40 |
| 8 | The Growth Company | 80.8% | 100% | 30 |
| 9 | The Learning Foundry | 80% | 96.6% | 40 |
| 10 | Brighter Beginnings | 80% | 100% | 30 |
| 11 | Performance Through People | 76.5% | 100% | 30 |
| 12 | Next Step Apprenticeships | 76% | 100% | 30 |
| 13 | Swift Aci | 75% | 98.9% | 120 |
| 14 | SS&L | 75% | 100% | 60 |
| 15 | Best Practice Network | 72.5% | 96.7% | 160 |
| 16 | SCCU Group | 72.4% | 100% | 30 |
| 17 | Access Training East Midlands | 72.3% | 100% | 80 |
| 18 | Inspiro Learning | 72.3% | 100% | 80 |
| 19 | WMC Training | 71.4% | 95.2% | 30 |
| 20 | Luminate Education Group | 70.6% | 96% | 30 |
| 21 | Kids Planet Training Academy | 69.9% | 98.5% | 90 |
| 22 | Juniper Training | 69.1% | 100% | 70 |
| 23 | Eden Training Solutions | 68.6% | 100% | 190 |
| 24 | Central Young Men's Christian Association | 68.2% | 94.8% | 110 |
| 25 | Oldham College | 68% | 100% | 30 |
| 26 | AKG Learning | 68% | 100% | 30 |
| 27 | Realise | 67.4% | 99.8% | 680 |
| 28 | Paragon Skills | 67.4% | 99.2% | 180 |
| 29 | Shoots Training | 66.7% | 100% | 110 |
| 30 | HIT Training | 66.7% | 92.5% | 110 |
| 31 | Education Learning Academy | 65.7% | 100% | 100 |
| 32 | Busy Bees Education and Training | 65.5% | 97.3% | 110 |
| 33 | Rochdale Training | 65.5% | 100% | 30 |
| 34 | Runshaw College | 65.2% | 100% | 50 |
| 35 | Vocational Training Services Care Sector Limited | 64.8% | 94.6% | 50 |
| 36 | Bournemouth & Poole College | 64.7% | 100% | 30 |
| 37 | Education and Skills Training & Development | 63.6% | 100% | 30 |
| 38 | Quest Training | 63.3% | 95% | 30 |
| 39 | CT Skills | 63% | 100% | 50 |
| 40 | The Childcare Company | 60.9% | 97.7% | 70 |
| 41 | Skills Group | 60% | 97.5% | 70 |
| 42 | Brighter Horizons | 60% | 100% | 30 |
| 43 | Training Works | 59.4% | 100% | 30 |
| 44 | Furness College | 59.3% | 100% | 30 |
| 45 | Aspiration Training | 59% | 100% | 160 |
| 46 | Chiltern Training | 58.9% | 91.7% | 60 |
| 47 | Showcase Training | 58.8% | 100% | 90 |
| 48 | Lifetime | 57.1% | 96.6% | 50 |
| 49 | Orange Moon Training | 54% | 100% | 90 |
| 50 | Hawk Training | 53.6% | 98.7% | 140 |
| 51 | Parenta | 52% | 95.8% | 350 |
| – | Sandwell College small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | East Sussex College small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Learnmore Skills Ltd small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Real Skills Training small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Northumberland Skills small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | St Helens College small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Neat Training and Education Ltd small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Campus Training small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | North Tyneside Adult Learning Service small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Train Together small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | First Avenue Training small cohort | 94.4% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Blackburn College small cohort | 92.9% | 100% | 10 |
| – | High Ridge Training Ltd small cohort | 91.7% | 100% | 10 |
| – | HSDC (Havant & South Downs College) small cohort | 90% | 90% | 10 |
| – | Chelmsford College small cohort | 90% | 90% | 10 |
| – | Exeter College small cohort | 88.9% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Kendal College small cohort | 88.9% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Cliffe House Day Nurseries small cohort | 87.5% | 100% | 10 |
| – | RNN Group small cohort | 87.5% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Weston College small cohort | 86.7% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Hertford Regional College small cohort | 85.7% | 85.7% | 10 |
| – | WFCCTT small cohort | 85.7% | 100% | 10 |
| – | East Lancashire Learning Group small cohort | 85.7% | 100% | 10 |
| – | The College of West Anglia small cohort | 85.7% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Craven College small cohort | 85.7% | 85.7% | 10 |
| – | Edubase Academy small cohort | 84.2% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Aire Vocational Training Limited small cohort | 83.3% | 100% | 20 |
| – | West Suffolk College small cohort | 83.3% | 93.8% | 20 |
| – | First Rung small cohort | 83.3% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Kent County Council small cohort | 83.3% | 100% | 10 |
| – | James Education Ltd small cohort | 83.3% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Profile Development & Training small cohort | 83.3% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Acorn Training small cohort | 82.4% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Riverside Training small cohort | 81.8% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Lancaster & Morecambe College small cohort | 81.3% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Sunderland College small cohort | 80% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Halifax Opportunities Trust small cohort | 80% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Montessori Apprentice Academy small cohort | 78.6% | 100% | 10 |
| – | DN Colleges Group small cohort | 78.6% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Scope Tranining small cohort | 77.8% | 100% | 20 |
| – | University Centre Somerset College Group small cohort | 77.8% | 87.5% | 10 |
| – | Bolton College small cohort | 76.9% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Trafford College small cohort | 75% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Burnley College small cohort | 75% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Salford City College small cohort | 73.9% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Global Skills small cohort | 73.7% | 87.5% | 20 |
| – | Achievement Training small cohort | 72.7% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Tameside College small cohort | 72.7% | 100% | 10 |
| – | City of Bristol College small cohort | 71.4% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Brooklands Technical College small cohort | 71.4% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Heart of England Training Limited small cohort | 71.4% | 100% | 10 |
| – | London South East Colleges small cohort | 71.4% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Herefordshire Ludlow & NS College small cohort | 71.4% | 100% | 10 |
| – | MBKB small cohort | 71.4% | 100% | 10 |
| – | On Point Apprenticeships small cohort | 70.6% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Calderdale College small cohort | 69.2% | 100% | 10 |
| – | New College Swindon small cohort | 68.8% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Blackpool and The Fylde College small cohort | 66.7% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Bradford College small cohort | 66.7% | 100% | 10 |
| – | TrainPlus small cohort | 66.7% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Maybird Training small cohort | 66.7% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Riverside Training Spalding small cohort | 64.7% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Linden small cohort | 63.6% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Hull College small cohort | 62.5% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Achieving Excellence UK small cohort | 62.5% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Macclesfield College small cohort | 61.5% | 100% | 10 |
| – | West Berkshire Training Consortium small cohort | 60% | 81.8% | 20 |
| – | Abingdon and Witney College small cohort | 60% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Gloucestershire College small cohort | 58.8% | 90.9% | 20 |
| – | Crackerjack Training small cohort | 58.3% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Alphabet Training small cohort | 58.3% | 100% | 10 |
| – | JACE Training small cohort | 57.1% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Nottingham College small cohort | 55.6% | 83.3% | 10 |
| – | Time Training Ltd small cohort | 55.6% | 71.4% | 10 |
| – | Stamford College small cohort | 54.5% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Shipley College small cohort | 52.4% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Educational and Sporting Futures small cohort | 50% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Loughborough College small cohort | 46.2% | 85.7% | 10 |
| – | Lakes College small cohort | 42.9% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Total Training Provision small cohort | 38.5% | 100% | 10 |
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.
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