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 Education’s 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 providers’ 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 providers’ 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.
NSECE COVID Followup Non-substantive changes request_toOPRE_062321_final clean.docx
Center-based Provider Interview Wave 2 Fall; Providers completing Wave 2 Spring interview also