Assessing the Implementation and Cost of High Quality Early Care and Education

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Attachment G_SEQUAL Teaching Staff Survey Outreach.docx Supplementary Document	2021-06-29
ECE-ICHQ_TUS Incentive Change Request_Revised with experiment_CLEAN.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2021-05-13
Attachment F_Time Use Survey Outreach-Clean for PostPay_5.5.21.docx Supplementary Document	2021-05-13
Supporting Statement B - ECE ICHQ_field test_REVISED FOR SEQUAL_to OPRE 6.25.21_CLEAN.docx Supporting Statement B	2021-06-29
Supporting Statement A - ECE ICHQ_field test_REVISED FOR SEQUAL_to OPRE 6.25.21_CLEAN.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-06-29
Attachment A_Conceptual Framework.docx Supplementary Document	2019-09-30
Attachment F_Time Use Survey Outreach-for field test_4.9.21 CLEAN.docx Supplementary Document	2021-04-14
Attachment E_Cost Workbook Email- for field test_4.9.21_REV CLEAN.docx Supplementary Document	2021-04-14
Attachment D_Implementation Interview Email_ for field test_4.9.21 clean.docx Supplementary Document	2021-04-14
Attachment C_Email and Letter to Selected Centers-for field test_4.9.21 CLEAN.docx Supplementary Document	2021-04-14
Attachment B_Advance Materials-for field test_4.9.21 CLEAN.docx Supplementary Document	2021-04-14

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
248094	Instrument 8 - SEQUAL teaching staff surveys Other-Survey (copyrighted measure)	New
237924	Instrument 7 - Center re- engagement call and roster update for SEQUAL teaching staff survey Other-Call and Roster Update	Modified
226928	Instrument 6 - Time use survey Other-Survey	Unchanged
226926	Instrument 5 - Staff rosters for time use survey Other-Roster	Unchanged
226925	Instrument 4 - Electronic cost workbook Other-Workbook	Unchanged
226923	Instrument 3 - Implementation interview protocol Other-Interview	Unchanged
226921	Instrument 2 - Center engagement call Other-Engagement Call	Unchanged
226920	Instrument 1 - Center recruitment call Other-Call Scripts	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0499	ICR Reference No: 202106-0970-009
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202105-0970-007
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OPRE
Title: Assessing the Implementation and Cost of High Quality Early Care and Education
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/02/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	15 Months From Approved	11/30/2022
Responses	3,555	2,435
Time Burden (Hours)	2,179	1,619
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This ICR builds on earlier work of ACF’s Assessing the Implementation and Cost of High Quality Early Care and Education (ECE-ICHQ) project. The original request (approved in August 2017) supported the creation of measures of center-based early care and education (ECE) implementation and costs and the first information collection for that effort has been completed. A revised request (approved in November 2019) supported a field test of the measures through data collection in 80 early care and centers. That effort was first launched in March 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, started again in March 2021 and is currently underway. This request adds a teaching staff survey to the data collection in progress. There are no changes proposed to the previously approved data collection. The current request is to field test refined instruments based on measures developed in previous phases of the study. This ICR will allow ACF to validate key program implementation measures or further improve their psychometric properties using an established, validated teaching staff survey. The proposed collection reflects previously-approved study methodology, with one change: We propose to add a survey of all teaching staff to test the validity of the measures. This survey, the Supportive Environmental Quality Underlying Adult Learning (SEQUAL), was developed and validated by the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at the University of California-Berkeley.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 9858m(a)(5) Name of Law: Sec 658O(a)(5) of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, as amended by Pub. L. No. 113-186
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 22969	04/30/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 35301	07/02/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 8

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Instrument 1 - Center recruitment call
Instrument 2 - Center engagement call
Instrument 3 - Implementation interview protocol
Instrument 4 - Electronic cost workbook
Instrument 5 - Staff rosters for time use survey
Instrument 6 - Time use survey
Instrument 7 - Center re- engagement call and roster update for SEQUAL teaching staff survey
Instrument 8 - SEQUAL teaching staff surveys

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	3,555	2,435	0	1,120	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,179	1,619	0	560	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This request includes the addition of a survey, as described in the supporting statements.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,394,463

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Yes

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 07/02/2021

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