Home-Based Child Care Practices and Experiences Study
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
No
Regular
08/22/2023
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Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2024
09/30/2024
1,460
1,460
570
570
0
0
The goal of the HBCC PPE study is to examine the experiences, strengths, resources, and strategies used by home-based child care providers to serve and support equitable outcomes for children and families. The study is designed to explore the experiences of family, friend, and neighbor providers (i.e., home-based child care providers who are legally exempt from state licensing or other regulations that apply to non-custodial care of children in the providerâs own home.) The study uses semi-ethnographic, open-ended methods (including semi-structured interviews, and photo and audio journals) to generate rich information about the experiences of study respondents.
The study team pretested the study protocol, methods, and materials with a small group of Spanish-speaking providers (less than 10) during the public comment period and identified several potential changes to the language and materials that would help to reduce burden or improve understanding among respondents. In addition, the projectâs Internal Review Board (IRB) completed its review of the study application and requested changes to consent procedures and language to improve informed consent among potential study participants.
In response to findings from pretesting with Spanish-speaking providers and to edits identified by the projectâs IRB, this nonsubstantive change request includes the following:
1. Updates to consent statements and forms (English and Spanish)
2. Slight wording changes to instrument introduction text and questions (English and Spanish)
3. Minor revisions to participant recruitment materials (English)
4. Spanish versions of all study appendices
The proposed modifications to instruments and recruitment materials are summarized in more detail in the nonsubstantative change memo. We are not proposing any adjustments to the data collection approach or approved time period. These changes do not affect burden estimates or meaningfully alter the instrument content for respondents.
US Code:
42 USC 9858
Name of Law: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, as amended
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.
Instrument 9 - Provider feedback focus group