Mother and Infant Home
Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE): Kindergarten Follow-Up
(MIHOPE-K)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
07/18/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2024
132
4,376
1,301
2,983
0
0
The Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) seeks approval to continue to conduct a long-term follow-up
of the families participating in the Mother and Infant Home
Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE). In 2011, ACF and the Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) within HHS launched
MIHOPE and the study began enrolling eligible mothers in 2012 (see
Supporting Statement B2: Target Population for eligibility
criteria) and has followed up with the recruited sample when the
MIHOPE child was 15 months, 2.5 years old, 3.5 years old, and
enrolled in kindergarten. The proposed information collection would
follow up with families while the MIHOPE child is in elementary
school, in approximately third grade. Completing this information
collection is necessary for understanding the effectiveness of the
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
(MIECHV) in its first few years of operation and for helping states
and practitioners develop and strengthen home visiting programs in
the future (see Supporting Statement A, A2). The legislation that
authorized MIECHV indicated that home visiting programs are
expected to improve school readiness and academic achievement. The
MIHOPE third grade follow-up allows researchers to obtain school
records that include reading and math test scores at the first
point at which they become available. Further, the legislation
called for an evaluation that includes an assessment of the
potential for home visiting programs to reduce costs. Obtaining
information at or following third grade is especially important for
conducting benefit-cost analyses because allowing more time for
benefits to accrue will provide more precise estimates of these
benefits (see Supporting Statement B, B1).
This is a revision of an
existing information collection for MIHOPE (OMB #0970-0402). The
estimated burden has changed for two reasons: 1. Burden associated
with the MIHOPE kindergarten follow-up has been updated to show
only remaining burden to complete data collection. 2. Burden
associated with a the new MIHOPE-3G data collection has been added.
Additionally, we have updated hourly wage used in these
calculations for staff from agencies from which we will collect
administrative data to reflect current data.
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.
Appendix A_MIHOPE_IRB Approval Letter.pdf
MIHOPE-3G_Supporting Statement B.docx
State child welfare records: data file submission - MIHOPE-3G