2019 National Survey of Early
Care and Education COVID-19 Follow-up
No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
No
Regular
06/07/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2021
11/30/2021
21,531
19,140
6,917
6,337
0
0
OPRE received approval in October 2020
to field a two wave longitudinal COVID Follow-up with early care
and education (ECE) provider and workforce samples from the 2019
National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE). Wave 1 data
collection is nearly completed, as scheduled. Wave 2 data
collection began in early April, 2021. In general, Wave 1 data and
data collection experience confirmed that the design of the COVID
Follow-up could be implemented as expected and collect data to
inform the research questions as intended. Since approval in March
2021 of some minor changes to the NSECE COVID Follow-up Wave 2
protocol, the Administration for Children and Families has become
aware that substantial federal funds allocated for pandemic relief
for ECE providers have not yet been disbursed by states. A central
purpose of the NSECE COVID-19 Follow-up is to collect data on
providers’ receipt of pandemic assistance. To improve the ability
of the data collection to collect data on providers’ receipt of
pandemic assistance, we propose to delay parts of Wave 2 data
collection to fall 2021. We are proposing (1) changes to Wave 2
sampling of center-based providers, who will be split into a spring
data collection and a fall data collection, and (2) minor changes
to the Wave 2 center-based and home-based provider questionnaires
to collect information about enrollments both in spring 2021 and
fall 2021. No changes are proposed to the sampling approach for the
Home-based Provider and Workforce surveys, but we will now field
these surveys in the fall of 2021 (rather than spring 2021). The
delayed timeframe makes it more likely that providers and workforce
members will have had opportunity to apply for and/or receive
federal pandemic assistance during summer 2021.
US Code:
42
USC 9858 Name of Law: Child Care and Development Block Grant
Act
This nonsubstantive change
request involves (1) changes to Wave 2 sampling of center-based
providers, who will be split into a spring data collection and a
fall data collection, and (2) minor changes to the Wave 2
center-based, center-based workforce and home-based provider
questionnaires to collect information about enrollments both in
spring 2021 and fall 2021. No changes are proposed to the sampling
approach for the Home-based Provider and Workforce surveys, but we
will now field these surveys in the fall of 2021 (rather than
spring 2021). The delayed timeframe makes it more likely that
providers and workforce members will have had opportunity to apply
for and/or receive federal pandemic assistance during summer 2021.
Splitting the center-based data collection into two partial
collections results in an increase in burden of 580 hours in order
to ensure statistically valid national estimates. The added hours
are due to the need 1) to have a small set of centers providing
data in both spring and fall 2021 to ensure representativeness (329
additional burden hours), and 2) administration of a funding
receipt supplement in fall 2021 to collect that information for
centers who complete the spring 2021 data collection (251
additional burden hours).
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.
NSECE COVID Followup Non-substantive changes request_toOPRE_060421_final.docx
Center-based Provider Interview Wave 2 Fall; Providers completing Wave 2 Spring interview also