Scottish Household Survey Key Findings

77 In 2019, the most common reason (66%) for using childcare was to enable the adult or adults in the household to work. Other common reasons include using childcare for the child’s social development, to prepare them for school and for their learning and language development. Whether the household is using childcare in order for adults to work varied slightly by area deprivation. 76% of households with children in the 20% least deprived areas reported that they used childcare in order for the adults to work, as opposed to 56% in the most deprived areas. Main Reasons for Using Childcare So that parent(s) or carer(s) can work For social development To prepare for school For learning and language development 66% 28% 27% 24% 84% of carers or parents agreed that their funded childcare provider gave them good ideas for ways to help their child learn 90% agreed that the funded childcare provider communicated with them regularly about their child’s progress Childcare Scottish Household Survey Key findings Help Shape Scotland