Abstract

In recent decades, European countries increased funding for early childhood education and care (ECEC), aiming to support maternal employment and foster child development. Yet, little is known about the simultaneous development of childcare utilization and employment, and their joint influence on child development. Therefore, we examine (1) the interplay between maternal employment and diverse childcare types, and (2) their consequences of different combinations for child development Using a linkage of the German National Educational Panel Study and administrative maternal employment trajectories, we identify childcare-work-patterns conducting multichannel sequence analysis.