Notice2023-00712
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Home-Based Child Care Practices and Experiences Study (New Collection)
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Published
January 17, 2023
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) is proposing a new primary data collection to examine the experiences, strengths, resources, and strategies used by home-based child care providers to serve and support equitable outcomes for children and families. The Home-Based Child Care Practices and Experiences study will explore the experiences of a particular group of home-based child care providers who are legally exempt from state licensing or other state regulations that apply to non-custodial care of children in the provider's own home; these providers are commonly referred to as family, friend, and neighbor providers.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2628-2629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00712]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Home-Based Child Care
Practices and Experiences Study (New Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) is proposing a new primary
data collection to examine the experiences, strengths, resources, and
strategies used by home-based child care providers to serve and support
equitable outcomes for children and families. The Home-Based Child Care
Practices and Experiences study will explore the experiences of a
particular group of home-based child care providers who are legally
exempt from state licensing or other state regulations that apply to
non-custodial care of children in the provider's own home; these
providers are commonly referred to as family, friend, and neighbor
providers.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#236c7371664a4d454c404c4f4f4640574a4c4d634240450d4b4b500d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="400f101205292e262f232f2c2c252334292f2e002123266e2828336e272f36">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all requests by the title of
the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The study will use semi-ethnographic, open-ended
methods (including semi-structured interviews, and photo and audio
journals) to generate rich information about the experiences of study
respondents. The study will be conducted in four sites across the
United States and will involve one round of data collection. Data
collection will be conducted virtually and is planned to occur over a
5-month period. The study results are intended to inform future
research and federal programs by contributing rich data on the ways
family, friend, and neighbor providers think about and enact quality
for children and families. The study will address substantial gaps in
the existing evidence around ``why'' and ``how'' family, friend, and
neighbor providers care for and educate children,
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and it will provide the foundation for future research on home-based
child care. Study findings can also inform efforts to better align
quality improvement efforts with the aspects of quality that providers
and families find the most important in these settings.
Respondents: Family, friend, and neighbor child care providers,
family members of the children cared for by the providers, and
community members who support the providers.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Number of responses per Average burden Total/annual
Instrument respondents respondent per response (in burden (in
(total over (total over hours) hours)
request period) request period)
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1. Provider screener................ 120 1 0.33 40
2. Provider interview #1............ 60 1 1.5 90
3. Provider logistics call.......... 60 1 1 60
4. Provider photo journals.......... 60 8 0.10 48
5. Provider audio journals.......... 60 8 0.15 72
6. Provider interview #2............ 60 1 1.5 90
7. Family member interview.......... 120 1 1 120
8. Community member interview....... 60 1 0.5 30
9. Provider feedback focus group.... 20 1 1 20
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 570.
Comments: 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.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9858.
John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-00712 Filed 1-13-23; 8:45 am]
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