Attachment C – Schedule Of Data Collection And Publication

ATTACHMENT C – SCHEDULE OF DATA COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION

Pro Project Phase	Project Activity	Start Date	Completion Date
Issue New Contract for Data Collection	Issue new contract with a firm to collect market rate surveys, standardize data, and prepare the database	07/05/2023	09/25/2023
Data Collection and Standardization	Prepare data collection and standardization plan	10/09/2023	11/13/2023
	Collect public demographic and economic data for every county	11/13/2023	01/08/2024
	Identify missing childcare price data that will need to be collected directly from states	11/13/2023	01/08/2024
	Prepare restricted file folders for archiving studies received from states	01/08/2024	01/09/2024
	Prepare data collection protocol and provide training for data collectors to ensure consistency	01/10/2024	01/17/2024
	Pending OMB approval, collect studies from states and archive in PDF format	03/29/2024	05/24/2024
	Enter variables of interest from studies into project database	03/29/2024	05/24/2024
	Clean dataset and determine if any changes to the initial data standardization plan are required	06/17/2024	07/15/2024
	Panel with the Department of Labor and Health and Human Services and Lead Agencies on data standardization and imputation	07/16/2024	07/16/2024
	Standardize the data according to the protocol defined in the data standardization plan and according to imputation panel consensus	07/17/2024	08/12/2024
	Prepare data dictionary and technical documentation to describe data standardization and imputation and to identify any limitations	08/12/2024	09/09/2024
Evaluate Data for Disclosure Avoidance and Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or Business Identifying Information (BII)	Review raw data files collected via secure portal to identify any files that contain PII and BII and remove any PII and BII	06/03/2024	06/17/2024
Data Review and Analysis	Perform quality control review of sample of data and correct errors found	05/28/2024	06/17/2024
	Women’s Bureau reviews the database to identify any out of range values or data errors and recommends modifications	08/12/2024	09/09/2024
	Contractor performs complete evaluation of database to identify any out of range values or data errors and perform corrections	08/12/2024	09/09/2024
	Women’s Bureau conducts data analysis to update interactive maps and issue an updated report	08/12/2024	10/29/2024
Publication	Prepare Women’s Bureau website to make updated NDCP and resources publicly available	09/03/2024	09/30/2024
	Publish updated NDCP	10/30/2024	10/30/2024
	Outreach to stakeholders on publicly available database	10/30/2024	10/30/2024