2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education COVID-19 Follow-up
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
09/23/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2021
11,959
21,531
3,774
6,917
0
0
This information collection is part of an effort by ACF to better understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting early care and education (ECE) supply and workforce through a COVID-focused follow-up IC of the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Educationâs sampled ECE programs and workforce (2019 NSECE; OMB # 0970-0391). This study is sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children & Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This follow-up study using the NSECE sample offers a unique opportunity to answer questions about the effect of the pandemic on ECE as it is nationally representative of all sectors of the ECE system, and offers recent pre-pandemic data that could be used for pre- and post-pandemic comparisons.
Initial approval for the NSECE COVID Follow-up was received in November 2020 and minor updates were made in March and June 2021. Since a central purpose of the NSECE COVID-19 Follow-up is to collect data on providersâ receipt of pandemic assistance, we delayed parts of Wave 2 data collection to fall 2021 to improve the ability of the data collection to collect data on providersâ receipt of pandemic assistance. Spring 2021 data collection for Wave 2 has begun, but only for a subsample of the full center-based provider sample. This request is for and extension with no changes to complete data collection for the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education COVID-19 Follow-Up.
US Code:
42 USC 9858
Name of Law: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
This request is for an extension with no changes. Burden estimates were updated in June 2021 to reflect a change to the data collection plan, but ROCIS was inadvertently not updated to match the approved supporting statement for the approval. ROCIS now matches the submitted justification materials.
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.
Center-based Provider Interview Wave 2 Fall; Providers completing Wave 2 Spring interview also