The launch of the Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship standard has been beset with delays since its development began in 2014.
This included the resignation last year of the standard's early years trailblazer group led by nursery chain Busy Bees, which had been appointed by the government to work alongside apprenticeships approval body the Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA).
Busy Bees said it no longer believed the process of developing the standard was early years employer-led.
Despite pulling out of its development role, the nursery chain has said it will offer the training standard to employees across its settings.
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