Notice2022-15562
Submission for OMB Review; Head Start Connects: A Study of Family Support Services
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Published
July 21, 2022
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks approval to collect information about how Head Start programs coordinate family support services. Information will be collected from Head Start staff members via surveys and focus groups.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43528-43529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15562]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB No. 0970-0538]
Submission for OMB Review; Head Start Connects: A Study of Family
Support Services
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services seeks approval to collect
information about how Head Start programs coordinate family support
services. Information will be collected from Head Start staff members
via surveys and focus groups.
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. You can
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f0bfa0a2b5999e969f939f9c9c959384999f9eb0919396de989883de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e011e1c0b272028212d2122222b2d3a2721200e2f2d286026263d60292138">[email protected]</span></a>. All emailed requests should be
identified by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The purposes of the data collection for Head Start
Connects are to build knowledge about how Head Start programs (Head
Start or Early Head Start grantees, delegate agencies, and staff)
coordinate family support services for parents/guardians; the
characteristics of Head Start programs and staff members involved in
family support services coordination; the job characteristics, work
activities, and well-being of Head Start family support services staff
members; and how Head Start programs can improve coordination of family
support services. The data collection will build on information
collected previously through case studies at six Head Start sites (OMB
#0970-0538). Proposed data collection activities include three
components. First, a web-based survey of a nationally-representative
sample of program directors will collect program information, including
contact information for family and community partnerships managers and
for family support services staff members needed for other data
collection components. Second, an in-depth web-based survey of family
and community partnerships managers identified by program directors
will collect information about Head Start programs' structures and
services for providing supports to parents and families; and the
demographic characteristics, experiences, job characteristics, and
well-being of managers who supervise family support services staff
members. Third, three data collection activities will gather
information from family support services staff members. First, an in-
depth web-based survey, will gather information about the structures
and services that Head Start programs have for providing supports to
parents and families; how family support services staff members reach
out to and engage families in family support services; how family
support services staff members work with families; and the demographic
characteristics, experiences, job characteristics, and well-being of
staff members who provide family support services. Second, brief web-
based daily snapshot surveys will supplement the in-depth survey and
will collect additional information about specific daily work
activities and well-being, providing more fine-grained detail about
workdays of family support services staff members. Third, focus groups
will be conducted with a sample of family support services staff to
collect information about innovations and ideas for improving how Head
Start programs coordinate and individualize family support services.
Respondents: Head Start program directors, Head Start family and
community partnerships managers, and Head Start family support services
staff members.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Number of responses per
respondents respondent Avg. burden Total/annual
Instrument (total over (total over per response burden (in
request request (in hours) hours)
period) period)
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Survey of Head Start directors.................. 470 1 0.5 235
Survey of Head Start family and community 423 1 0.75 317
partnerships managers..........................
Survey of Head Start family support services 1,692 1 0.75 1,269
staff members..................................
Daily Snapshot Survey of Head Start family 1,692 6 0.1 1,015
support services staff members.................
Focus Groups of Head Start family support 60 1 1.25 75
services staff members.........................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,911.
Authority: Section 640(a)(2)(D) and section 649 of the Improving
Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007.
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Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-15562 Filed 7-20-22; 8:45 am]
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