Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) – parents' views and use: research findings 2025

Related publications

The following documents are part of the suite of publications related to Expansion of Funded Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) to 1140 hours: 2018-2025 National Outcomes Evaluation:

• Expansion of Funded Early Learning and Childcare to 1140 hours: 2018-2025 National Outcomes Evaluation – this is the overarching report that aims to synthesise and present the main findings relating to the outcomes of the expansion of funded ELC to 1140 hours over the period 2018 to 2025.
• Easy Read summary of the 2018-2025 National Outcomes Evaluation
• a Visual Summary of the 2018-2025 National Outcomes Evaluation can be found in the Supporting documents for this report
• a set of Excel supporting tables can be found in the Supporting documents for this report

Individual reports presenting detailed findings from two key data sources are published alongside the National Outcomes Evaluation:

• Scottish Study of Early Learning and Childcare: Final Report – this report brings together data from across the six phases of the Scottish Study of Early Learning and Childcare (SSELC) to consider some key questions about the impact of the expansion of funded ELC in Scotland. 
• a set of supplementary Excel tables for the SSELC Final Report can be found in the Supporting documents for this report
• The Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC): Parent Research 2025 – this report outlines findings from research carried out with parents and carers in 2025 about their views and experiences of ELC.
• a Visual Summary of the Expansion of ELC Parent Research 2025 can be found in the Supporting documents for this report
• a set of supplementary Excel tables can be found in the Supporting documents for this report

All the reports published as part of the evaluation of the ELC expansion to 1140 hours can found in the Early learning and childcare expansion evaluation collection.