Notice2022-23761
Proposed Information Collection Activity; The Role of Licensing in Early Care and Education (New Collection)
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
November 1, 2022
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is proposing to collect information for The Role of Licensing in Early Care and Education (TRLECE) project. This data collection aims to examine the child care and early education (CCEE) licensing system through surveys of child care licensing administrators, front-line child care licensing staff, and child care providers.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 210 (Tuesday, November 1, 2022)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 210 (Tuesday, November 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 65775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23761]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; The Role of Licensing
in Early Care and Education (New Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for Public Comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE),
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is proposing to collect
information for The Role of Licensing in Early Care and Education
(TRLECE) project. This data collection aims to examine the child care
and early education (CCEE) licensing system through surveys of child
care licensing administrators, front-line child care licensing staff,
and child care providers.
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#4e011e1c0b272028212d2122222b2d3a2721200e2f2d286026263d60292138"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="95dac5c7d0fcfbf3faf6faf9f9f0f6e1fcfafbd5f4f6f3bbfdfde6bbf2fae3">[email protected]</span></a>. All emailed requests should be
identified by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: The TRLECE project is proposing
a new information collection to deepen the field's understanding of the
CCEE licensing system. Information will be collected from child care
licensing administrators, front-line child care licensing staff, and
child care providers. This information collection will include three
national surveys:
1. A one-time nationwide survey of the child care licensing
administrator in each state, territory, and the District of Columbia
(N=56) regarding the licensing system, as well as administrators'
characteristics, experiences, and perceptions of the licensing system.
Child care licensing administrators oversee critical systems that
regulate CCEE settings for young children.
2. A one-time nationwide survey of front-line child care licensing
staff from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia about
their characteristics, experiences, responsibilities, and perceptions
of the CCEE licensing system. By front-line child care licensing staff
we mean individuals who routinely conduct licensing inspections of
child care programs. They may have other responsibilities as well, as
long as one of their jobs is to routinely conduct inspections.
3. A one-time nationwide survey of licensed child care providers
from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia about their
perceptions of and experiences with the CCEE licensing system. For the
purposes of this study, licensed providers are defined as program
owners/directors who oversee the day-to-day operations in a licensed
center, as well as owners/operators of licensed family child care (FCC)
programs (including group and family child care homes).
Respondents: We will invite all child care licensing administrators
in each state/territory and the District of Columbia, and all front-
line child care licensing staff in each state and the District of
Columbia to participate in a comprehensive one-time web-based or
telephone survey. For the survey of providers, the goal for the final
sample will be a nationally representative sample of 2,000 licensed
providers from all 50 states and the District of Columbia (1000
randomly selected licensed child care centers and 1000 randomly
selected family child care homes).
Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Child care licensing administrator survey....... 48 1 0.5 24
Front-line child care licensing staff survey.... 1650 1 0.5 825
Child care provider survey...................... 2000 1 0.5 1000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,849.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9858.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-23761 Filed 10-31-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-23-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on November 1, 2022.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.