Childcare Attendance and Academic Achievement at Age 16 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Low school preparedness is linked to high school dropout, poor employment, and negative outcomes. Childcare attendance may increase school readiness and foster academic achievement.

Objective

To explore whether childcare attendance was associated with academic achievement at the end of compulsory schooling (age 16 years in the UK), whether maternal education level was a moderator, and the benefit-cost ratio of childcare regarding productivity returns of academic achievement.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cohort study, data were included from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) born from April 1991 to December 1992 and the UK National Pupil Database for examination results. Data on academic achievement at age 16 years wer

SUBMITTER: Larose MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8185627 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature