Notice2023-00728
Proposed Information Collection Activity; 2024 National Survey of Early Care and Education
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January 17, 2023
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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), is proposing a data collection activity as part of the 2024 National Survey of Early Care and Education to be conducted October 2023 through July 2024. The objective of the 2024 NSECE is to document the nation's use and availability of early care and education (ECE) services, building on the information collected in 2012 and 2019 to describe the ECE landscape in the U.S. The 2024 NSECE will collect information on families with children under age 13 years, on ECE providers that serve families with children from birth to 13 years in the U.S., and on the workforce providing these services.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2626-2627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00728]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB No. 0970-0391]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; 2024 National Survey of
Early Care and Education
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), U. S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing a data
collection activity as part of the 2024 National Survey of Early Care
and Education to be conducted October 2023 through July 2024. The
objective of the 2024 NSECE is to document the nation's use and
availability of early care and education (ECE) services, building on
the information collected in 2012 and
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2019 to describe the ECE landscape in the U.S. The 2024 NSECE will
collect information on families with children under age 13 years, on
ECE providers that serve families with children from birth to 13 years
in the U.S., and on the workforce providing these services.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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#a6e9f6f4e3cfc8c0c9c5c9cacac3c5d2cfc9c8e6c7c5c088ceced588c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8e7f8faedc1c6cec7cbc7c4c4cdcbdcc1c7c6e8c9cbce86c0c0db86cfc7de">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all requests by the title of
the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The 2024 NSECE will consist of four coordinated
nationally-representative surveys:
1. a survey of households with at least one resident child under
the age of 13 (Household Interview),
2. a survey of individuals providing care for children under the
age of 13 in a residential setting (Home-based Provider Interview)
including individuals appearing on state and national lists of ECE
providers (listed) and individuals not appearing on such lists
(unlisted),
3. a survey of center-based ECE providers offering care for
children aged 5 years and under, not yet in kindergarten, in a non-
residential setting (Center-based Provider Interview), and
4. a survey conducted with individuals employed in center-based ECE
programs working directly with children in classrooms serving children
age 5 years and under, not yet in kindergarten (Workforce Interview).
The household, home-based provider, and center-based provider
surveys will require a screener to determine eligibility for the
specific survey.
The 2024 NSECE data collection efforts will provide urgently needed
information about the use and supply of ECE available to families
across all income levels, including providers serving low-income
families of various racial, ethnic, language, and cultural backgrounds,
in diverse geographic areas. The household data will include
characteristics of households with children under age 13, such as
parental employment status and schedules, preferences and choices of
non-parental care, and other key factors that affect their need for and
access to ECE. The provider data will include home-based or center-
based ECE providers (e.g., private, non-profit, Head Start-funded,
state or local Pre-K, or based in public schools) that do or do not
participate in the child care subsidy program, and are or are not
regulated, registered, or otherwise appear in state or national lists.
Accurate data on families with young children and the availability and
characteristics of ECE providers are essential to assess the current
and changing landscape of ECE since the 2019 NSECE data collection, and
to provide insights to advance policy and initiatives in the ECE field.
The two previous rounds of NSECE, collected in 2012 and 2019, produced
critical data about providers of ECE services, the ECE workforce, and
families' needs and use of child care throughout the U.S. that remain
unmatched by other data sources available.
Respondents: Households with resident children under age 13, home-
based ECE providers serving children under age 13 (listed and
unlisted), center-based ECE providers serving children aged 5 and under
(not yet in kindergarten), and classroom-assigned instructional staff
(workforce) members working with children aged 5 and under (not yet in
kindergarten) in center-based ECE programs.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Number of responses per Avg. burden Total/annual
Instrument respondents respondent per response burden (in
(total over (total over (in hours) hours)
request period) request period)
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Household screener (screening only)......... 62,758 1 .1 6,276
Household Questionnaire (no screener)....... 10,000 1 1 10,000
Home-based Provider Screener (screening 2,064 1 .03 62
only, listed home-based providers).........
Home-based Provider Questionnaire including 4,360 1 .67 2,921
screener (listed home-based providers).....
Home-based Provider Questionnaire, including 1,158 1 .33 382
screener (unlisted home-based providers)...
Center-based Provider Screener (screening 10,050 1 .1 1,005
only)......................................
Center-based Provider Questionnaire, 8,392 1 .75 6,294
including screener.........................
Workforce (Classroom Staff) Questionnaire... 7,418 1 .33 2,448
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 29,388.
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: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 as
amended by the CCDBG Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-186). Social Security Act
418 as extended by the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2017 and the
TANF Extension Act of 2019. Section 3507 of the PRA of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35.
John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-00728 Filed 1-13-23; 8:45 am]
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