Notice2021-20573
Proposed Information Collection Activity; National Survey of Early Care and Education COVID-19 Follow-Up
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Published
September 23, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), plans to request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) an extension to complete data collection for a two-wave COVID-19 Follow-up data collection currently underway as part of the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE). The objective of the NSECE COVID-19 Follow-up is to document the nation's current supply of early care and education services (that is, home-based providers, center-based providers, and the center-based provider workforce). There are no changes proposed.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 182 (Thursday, September 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52910-52911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20573]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB #0970-0391]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; National Survey of
Early Care and Education COVID-19 Follow-Up
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), plans to request from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) an extension to complete data
collection for a two-wave COVID-19 Follow-up data collection currently
underway as part of the National Survey of Early Care and Education
(NSECE). The objective of the NSECE COVID-19 Follow-up is to document
the nation's current supply of early care and education services (that
is, home-based providers, center-based providers, and the center-based
provider workforce). There are no changes proposed.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a
decision about the collection of information between 30 and 60 days
after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore,
a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NSECE
COVID-19 Follow-up will deepen our understanding of the state of ECE
supply and the ECE workforce following the initial period of crisis,
including changes in supply or departures from and re-entries to the
workforce. The NSECE COVID-19 Follow-up is collecting information from
center-based ECE providers to children birth through age 5 years, not
yet in kindergarten, home-based ECE providers that serve children under
age 13, as well as the ECE workforce providing these services. The
collection consists of three coordinated nationally representative
surveys:
1. A two-wave survey of individuals who provided paid care for
children under the age of 13 in a residential setting as of 2019 and
participated in the 2019 NSECE (Home-based Provider Interview),
2. a two-wave survey of providers of care to children ages 0
through 5 years of age (not yet in kindergarten) in a non-residential
setting (Center-based Provider Interview) as of 2019 and that
participated in the 2019 NSECE, and
3. a two-wave survey conducted with individuals employed in center-
based
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child care programs working directly with children in classrooms
(Center-based Classroom Staff [Workforce] Interview) as of 2019 and who
participated in the 2019 NSECE.
Respondents: Home-based providers as of 2019 serving children under
13 years (listed and unlisted paid)--regardless of their status serving
children in 2020-2022, center-based child care providers as of 2019
serving children ages 0 through 5 years of age (not yet in
kindergarten)--regardless of their status serving children in 2020-
2022, and classroom-assigned instructional staff members working with
children ages 0 through 5 years of age (not yet in kindergarten) in
center-based child care providers as of 2019, regardless of their
employment status in 2020-2022.
Annual Burden Estimates: This request is for an extension through
spring 2022.
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Number of
Number of responses per
respondents respondent Avg. burden Total burden
Instrument (total over (total over per response (in hours)
request request (in hours)
period) period)
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Home-based Provider Interview, Wave 2--In ECE 2,025 1 0.35 709
during focal week..............................
Home-based Provider Interview, Wave 2--Not in 506 1 0.25 126
ECE during focal week..........................
Center-based Provider Interview, Wave 2 spring 3,291 1 0.38 1,251
or fall; in ECE during focal week..............
Center-based Provider Interview, Wave 2 spring 1,097 1 0.22 241
or fall; not in ECE during focal week..........
Center-based Provider Fall 2021 Funding Receipt 1,255 1 0.20 251
Supplement.....................................
Center-based Provider Interview Wave 2 fall; 1,136 1 0.29 329
Centers completing in Wave 2 spring also.......
(Center-based) Workforce Interview--Wave 2; In 1,775 1 0.37 657
ECE during Focal Week..........................
(Center-based) Workforce Interview--Wave 2; Not 874 1 0.24 210
in ECE during Focal Week.......................
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Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,774.
Authority: Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of
1990 as amended by the CCDBG Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-186).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-20573 Filed 9-22-21; 8:45 am]
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