80 FR 32135 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 108 (June 5, 2015)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 108 (June 5, 2015)
| Page Range | 32135-32135 | |
| FR Document | 2015-13698 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 32135] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-13698] [[Page 32135]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Title: Study of Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships. OMB No.: New Collection. Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded 275 Early Head Start expansion and Early Head Start-child care partnership grants in 50 states; Washington, DC; Puerto Rico; and the Northern Mariana Islands. These grants will allow new or existing Early Head Start programs to partner with local child care centers and family child care providers to expand high-quality early learning opportunities for infants and toddlers from low-income families. ACF is proposing to conduct a descriptive study of the new partnership grantees to document the characteristics and features of partnerships and the activities that aim to improve professional development and quality of services and better meet the needs of families. The study will focus on the grantees that have received funds for Early Head Start-child care partnership grants. The proposed data collection for the descriptive Study of Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships will include two components: (1) Surveys of 311 partnership grantee and delegate agency directors and a randomly selected sample of 933 child care partners, and (2) in-depth follow-up case studies of 12 purposively selected partnerships. The goal of this work is to collect descriptive information about partnership grantees and delegate agencies, child care partners, and services and quality improvement activities implemented as part of the partnerships and explore how particular partnership models operate. These data will be used to describe the national landscape of partnerships, fill a knowledge gap about partnership models implemented in the field, lay the groundwork for future research, and provide information to inform technical assistance and actions aimed at informing the Early Head Start-child care partnerships grant initiative. Respondents: Partnership grantee and delegate agency directors; child care partner managers/owners; partnership staff who focus on coordinating activities among partners, monitoring compliance with the Head Start Program Performance Standards, and providing technical assistance and training; frontline staff; parents; and other state and local stakeholders (such as staff from child care resource and referral agencies or child care subsidy administrators). Annual Burden Estimates: The following instruments are proposed for public comment under this 60-Day Federal Register Notice. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Instrument Total number of Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden respondents of respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Partnership grantee and 311 156 1 1 156 delegate agency director survey..................... 2. Child care partner survey 933 467 1 0.50 234 3. Interview topic guide: Partnership grantee and 12 6 1 1.5 9 delegate agency directors.............. Partnership staff....... 36 18 1 1 18 State and local 48 24 1 1 24 stakeholders........... 4. Parent focus group guide. 96 48 1 1.5 72 5. Child care center 96 48 1 1.5 72 director focus group guide. 6. Child care center teacher 96 48 1 1.5 72 focus group guide.......... 7. Family child care 48 24 1 1.5 36 provider focus group guide. 8. Partnership grantee and 12 6 1 2 12 delegate agency director questionnaire.............. 9. Child care partner 180 90 1 0.33 30 questionnaire.............. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 735. In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described above. Copies of the proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication. Robert Sargis, Reports Clearance Officer, Administration for Children and Families. [FR Doc. 2015-13698 Filed 6-4-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-22-P
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ACF is proposing to conduct a partnership models operate. These data
HUMAN SERVICES descriptive study of the new partnership will be used to describe the national
grantees to document the characteristics landscape of partnerships, fill a
Administration for Children and and features of partnerships and the knowledge gap about partnership
Families activities that aim to improve models implemented in the field, lay
professional development and quality of the groundwork for future research, and
Proposed Information Collection services and better meet the needs of provide information to inform technical
Activity; Comment Request families. The study will focus on the assistance and actions aimed at
grantees that have received funds for informing the Early Head Start–child
Title: Study of Early Head Start-Child Early Head Start-child care partnership care partnerships grant initiative.
Care Partnerships. grants. Respondents: Partnership grantee and
OMB No.: New Collection. The proposed data collection for the delegate agency directors; child care
Description: The Administration for descriptive Study of Early Head Start– partner managers/owners; partnership
Children and Families (ACF) in the Child Care Partnerships will include staff who focus on coordinating
Department of Health and Human two components: (1) Surveys of 311 activities among partners, monitoring
Services (HHS) has awarded 275 Early partnership grantee and delegate agency compliance with the Head Start Program
Head Start expansion and Early Head directors and a randomly selected Performance Standards, and providing
Start-child care partnership grants in 50 sample of 933 child care partners, and technical assistance and training;
states; Washington, DC; Puerto Rico; (2) in-depth follow-up case studies of 12 frontline staff; parents; and other state
and the Northern Mariana Islands. purposively selected partnerships. and local stakeholders (such as staff
These grants will allow new or existing The goal of this work is to collect from child care resource and referral
Early Head Start programs to partner descriptive information about agencies or child care subsidy
with local child care centers and family partnership grantees and delegate administrators).
child care providers to expand high- agencies, child care partners, and Annual Burden Estimates: The
quality early learning opportunities for services and quality improvement following instruments are proposed for
infants and toddlers from low-income activities implemented as part of the public comment under this 60-Day
families. partnerships and explore how particular Federal Register Notice.
Annual Number of Average
Total number of Annual burden
Instrument number of responses per burden hours
respondents hours
respondents respondent per response
1. Partnership grantee and delegate agency director
survey ..................................................................... 311 156 1 1 156
2. Child care partner survey ...................................... 933 467 1 0.50 234
3. Interview topic guide:
Partnership grantee and delegate agency direc-
tors .................................................................. 12 6 1 1.5 9
Partnership staff .................................................. 36 18 1 1 18
State and local stakeholders .............................. 48 24 1 1 24
4. Parent focus group guide ...................................... 96 48 1 1.5 72
5. Child care center director focus group guide ........ 96 48 1 1.5 72
6. Child care center teacher focus group guide ........ 96 48 1 1.5 72
7. Family child care provider focus group guide ....... 48 24 1 1.5 36
8. Partnership grantee and delegate agency director
questionnaire .......................................................... 12 6 1 2 12
9. Child care partner questionnaire ........................... 180 90 1 0.33 30
Estimated Total Annual Burden Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. ways to minimize the burden of the
Hours: 735. Email address: OPREinfocollection@ collection of information on
In compliance with the requirements acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be respondents, including through the use
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the identified by the title of the information of automated collection techniques or
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the collection. other forms of information technology.
Administration for Children and The Department specifically requests Consideration will be given to
Families is soliciting public comment comments on (a) whether the proposed comments and suggestions submitted
on the specific aspects of the collection of information is necessary within 60 days of this publication.
information collection described above. for the proper performance of the
Copies of the proposed collection of functions of the agency, including Robert Sargis,
information can be obtained and whether the information shall have Reports Clearance Officer, Administration for
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comments may be forwarded by writing practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Children and Families.
to the Administration for Children and agency’s estimate of the burden of the [FR Doc. 2015–13698 Filed 6–4–15; 8:45 am]
Families, Office of Planning, Research proposed collection of information; (c) BILLING CODE 4184–22–P
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant the quality, utility, and clarity of the
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, information to be collected; and (d)
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