The Thames Valley offers a unique landscape for professionals working in early years and education settings. Our curriculum provides practical and collaborative opportunities for employers looking to develop and access future talent. We also offer a range of training opportunities to enhance the skills of your existing staff. 

Support your business growth

  • Apprenticeships

    Apprenticeships are a cost-effective, government-funded solution that can support the development of existing staff or be utilised to attract new talent.

  • Industry Placements

    Supporting Industry Placements enables you the opportunity to explore the potential of students currently studying Early Years and Education. 

    Our Employer Engagement Team will work with you to assess your business needs and examine the student skill set to match it with the roles in your organisation. 

  • Professional Development

    A range of additional opportunities can be utilised to upskill your staff, from FREE Study Online programmes to part-time evening programmes that can take their career to the next level.

  • Help us to shape the curriculum

    Business like yours play a crucial role in shaping and developing our curriculum, offering real-world insights and expertise that ensure our programmes are aligned with current industry standards and future market needs. By collaborating with us, you can help tailor the curriculum to include practical skills and knowledge that are directly applicable to your workforce development, making students and apprentices more employable and immediately more productive.

Find out how we can work together to nurture talent and drive excellence in the sector.

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Insights

71%
of UK families with pre-school children use formal childcare.

£1.5B
contributed to the UK economy by pre-primary education.
Gross Value Added (GVA) 2019. Source Lightcast


Growing recognition of the importance of play-based learning.

334K
employed in the sector.
Based on data from 2022.

Programmes