Growing Up in Scotland: Year 3 - Multiple Childcare Provision and its Effects on Child Outcomes

Abstract

This report uses data from the first three waves of the Growing Up in Scotland study (GUS) to explore families’ experiences of using childcare for children under the age of 5 years old. The report focuses particularly on families’ use of multiple childcare providers examining the nature and extent of multiple use and the potential effects of early multi-provider care on later child outcomes at age 34 months and 58 months.