2024 National Survey of Early Care and Education

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Appendix M 2024 NSECE Public Comment_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix L 2024 NSECE Research Questions_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix K 2024 NSECE General Research Review Board Materials_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix J-S 2024 NSECE Field Materials for Contacting Respondents (Spanish)_toOPRE_042723.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix J 2024 NSECE Field Materials for Contacting Respondents_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix I 2024 NSECE Workforce (Classroom Staff) Questionnaire Items - Overview and Comparison_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix H-S 2024 NSECE Workforce (Classroom Staff) Survey Respondent Contact Materials (Spanish)_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix H 2024 NSECE Workforce (Classroom Staff) Survey Respondent Contact Materials_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix G 2024 NSECE Center-based Provider Questionnaire Items - Overview and Comparison_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix F-S 2024 NSECE Center-based Provider Survey Contact Materials (Spanish)_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix F 2024 NSECE Center-based Provider Survey Contact Materials_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix E 2024 NSECE Home-based Provider Questionnaire Items - Overview and Comparison_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix D-S 2024 NSECE Listed Home-based Provider Survey Contact Materials (Spanish)_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix D 2024 NSECE Listed Home-based Provider Survey Contact Materials_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix C-S 2024 NSECE Unlisted Home-based Provider Survey Contact Materials (Spanish)_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix C 2024 NSECE Unlisted Home-based Provider Survey Contact Materials_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix B 2024 NSECE Household Questionnaire Items - Overview and Comparison_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix A-S 2024 NSECE Household Survey Contact Materials (Spanish)_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix A 2024 NSECE Household Survey Contact Materials_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
2024 NSECE Supporting Statement Part B_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2023-05-01	Repair queued
2024 NSECE Supporting Statement Part A_toOPRE_042823.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-05-01	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
259979	Workforce (Classroom Staff) Questionnaire	Other-Questionnaire (English)	New
259978	2024 NSECE Center-based Provider Screener and Questionnaire	Other-Screener and Questionnaire (English)	New
259977	2024 NSECE Center-based Provider Screener	Other-Screener (English)	New
259976	2024 NSECE Home-based Provider Screener and Questionnaire (unlisted home-based providers)	Other-Screener and Questionnaire (English)	New
259975	2024 NSECE Home-based Provider Screener and Questionnaire (listed home-based providers)	Other-Screener and Questionnaire (English)	New
259973	2024 NSECE Home-based Provider Screener (listed home-based providers)	Other-Screener (English)	New
259971	2024 NSECE Household Questionnaire	Other-Questionnaire (English)	New
259970	2024 NSECE Household Screener	Other-Screener (English)	New
247772	Center-based Provider Interview Wave 2 Fall; Providers completing Wave 2 Spring interview also	Other-Questionnaire	Removed
247771	Center-based Provider Fall 2021 Funding Receipt Supplement (Wave 2)	Other-Questionnaire	Removed
244115	(Center-based) Workforce Interview – Wave 2; Not in ECE during Focal Week	Other-Workforce Questionnaire	Removed
244114	(Center-based) Workforce Interview – Wave 2; In ECE during Focal Week	Other-Workforce Questionnaire	Removed
244113	Center-based Provider Interview, Wave 2, either spring or fall; not in ECE during focal week	Other-Center-based Provider Questionnaire	Removed
244112	Center-based Provider Interview, Wave 2 either spring or fall; in ECE during focal week	Other-Center-based Provider Questionnaire	Removed
244111	Home-based Provider Interview, Wave 2 -- Not in ECE during focal week	Other-Home-based Provider Questionnaire	Removed
244110	Home-based Provider Interview, Wave 2 -- In ECE during focal week	Other-Home-based Provider Questionnaire	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0391	ICR Reference No: 202305-0970-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202109-0970-012
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OPRE
Title: 2024 National Survey of Early Care and Education
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/07/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/04/2023
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2026	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2024
Responses	106,200	0	11,959
Time Burden (Hours)	29,388	0	3,774
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The 2024 NSECE, a set of four coordinated nationally representative surveys, is preceded by the 2019 NSECE (OMB #0970-0391) and the 2012 NSECE (OMB #0970-0391), which assembled the first national portrait of the demand for and supply of early care and education (ECE) since the 1990’s. The 2024 NSECE will collect information in a manner that facilitates comparisons with the data collected in the 2019 and 2012 NSECE and allows for examination of changes in the characteristics of households and their use of non-parental care and the changing landscape of ECE programs. The 2024 NSECE will also reflect how funding that resulted from legislative responses to the COVID-19 pandemic was allocated and the extent to which it has addressed both the stress of the pandemic and the opportunity for initiating improvements to the ECE system.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 618 Name of Law: SSA 418 as extended by the Continuing Approp Act of 2017 and TANF Exten Act 2019
   US Code: 42 USC 9858 Name of Law: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
  

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:
	88 FR 2626	01/17/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 28556	05/04/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
(Center-based) Workforce Interview – Wave 2; In ECE during Focal Week
(Center-based) Workforce Interview – Wave 2; Not in ECE during Focal Week
2024 NSECE Center-based Provider Screener
2024 NSECE Center-based Provider Screener and Questionnaire
2024 NSECE Home-based Provider Screener (listed home-based providers)
2024 NSECE Home-based Provider Screener and Questionnaire (listed home-based providers)
2024 NSECE Home-based Provider Screener and Questionnaire (unlisted home-based providers)
2024 NSECE Household Questionnaire
2024 NSECE Household Screener
Center-based Provider Fall 2021 Funding Receipt Supplement (Wave 2)
Center-based Provider Interview Wave 2 Fall; Providers completing Wave 2 Spring interview also
Center-based Provider Interview, Wave 2 either spring or fall; in ECE during focal week
Center-based Provider Interview, Wave 2, either spring or fall; not in ECE during focal week
Home-based Provider Interview, Wave 2 -- In ECE during focal week
Home-based Provider Interview, Wave 2 -- Not in ECE during focal week
Workforce (Classroom Staff) Questionnaire

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	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	106,200	11,959	0	94,241	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	29,388	3,774	0	25,614	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This request is for a new round of data collection for the NSECE. All previously approved data collection under 0970-0391 was completed.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,170,124

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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.     Yes

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? No

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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: 05/04/2023

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