Through a set of four inter-related
surveys, the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (2019
NSECE) will collect information on (1) early care and education
(ECE) services available (supply) to families with children ages
birth through 5 years, not yet in kindergarten; (2) characteristics
of the workforce providing these child care and early education
services; and (3) households with children under age 13 years.
These surveys of households, center- and home-based providers, and
the center-based workforce will gather nationally representative
information on the supply of ECE available to families across all
income levels; the demand for ECE; the factors influencing parents’
choices and utilization of ECE for their children; and, the
interaction of supply and demand-specifically the extent to which
families’ needs and preferences coordinate well with providers’
offerings and constraints. The 2019 NSECE will generate a robust
sample of providers serving low-income families of all racial,
ethnic, language, and cultural backgrounds, in diverse geographic
areas. Providers include programs that do or do not participate in
the child care subsidy program; regulated, registered, or otherwise
listed home-based providers; unregulated, or “unlisted,” home-based
providers who are not on a registration list; and center-based
programs (e.g., private, community-based child care, Head Start,
and school-based settings). This non-substantive change request
describes proposed changes to the NSECE questionnaires since the
initial submission date. These changes come primarily from: 1)
expert panel recommendations, 2) feedback from partner agencies
regarding questionnaire content, 3) recent analyses of 2012 NSECE
data, 4) new findings from recent research using other data
sources, and 5) review of the sampling frame being built for 2019
NSECE administration.
US Code:
42
USC 9858 Name of Law: Child Care and Development Block Grant
Act
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Nonsubstantive change memo_NSECE Questionnaires_12.6.18.docx
Classroom staff (workforce) questionnaire