We also find different latent classes of childcare precarity, meaning there seem to be clusters of families that have specific profiles across the different indicators of precarity. Class membership is also associated with different levels of distress for caregivers and children.

We see associations of commonly used indicators such as recent disruptions and lack of reliability, but we also find that the state of searching for care is itself associated with elevated levels of distress for caregivers and children, especially when it clashes with caregivers' ability to work.