The scheme, which starts next month, offers employers £2,000 for each new apprentice aged under 25 they hire, and £1,500 for each new apprentice they hire aged 25 and over.
Employers will be able to start to claim the incentive payments from next month through the Apprenticeship Service, for all apprentices they hire between 1 August 2020 and 31 January 2021. This includes taking on an apprentice who has been made redundant.
Ministers said the plan was designed to create more high-quality apprenticeship opportunities.
Busy Bees Education and Training currently has more than 1,500 apprentices in England and Scotland. The UK's largest nursery group Busy Bees has 78 per cent of these learners placed in its settings.
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