Financing for Early Care and Education: Quality and Access for All (F4EQ)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
NonSub Change Request #2_OMB #0970-0623_FINAL.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2024-03-04	Available
NonSub Change Request #2_OMB #0970-0623_FINAL.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2024-03-04	Repair queued
NonSub Change Request #1_OMB #0970-0623 (final).docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2024-01-22	Available
NonSub Change Request #1_OMB #0970-0623 (final).docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2024-01-22	Repair queued
F4EQ_Surveys_Supporting Statement A_Draft 8 FINAL_toACF_11.15.23 (clean).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-11-15	Available
F4EQ_Surveys_Supporting Statement A_Draft 8 FINAL_toACF_11.15.23 (clean).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-11-15	Repair queued
F4EQ_Surveys_Supporting Statement B_Draft 6_toACF_10.30.23 (clean).docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2023-11-15	Available
F4EQ_Surveys_Supporting Statement B_Draft 6_toACF_10.30.23 (clean).docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2023-11-15	Repair queued
Appendix A - Recruitment Materials_Updates for OMB_toACF_01.22.2024_NSC1 (clean).docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-22	Available
Appendix A - Recruitment Materials_Updates for OMB_toACF_01.22.2024_NSC1 (clean).docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-22	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
263483	State Systems Administrator Survey	Other-Survey	Unchanged
263482	Head Start Program Survey	Other-Survey	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0623	ICR Reference No: 202403-0970-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202401-0970-010
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Financing for Early Care and Education: Quality and Access for All (F4EQ)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/08/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/04/2024
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2027	01/31/2027	01/31/2027
Responses	1,780	0	1,780
Time Burden (Hours)	1,456	0	1,456
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: On January 3rd, 2024, we received approval to conduct a nationally descriptive survey data collection for Financing for Early Care and Education Quality and Access for All (F4EQ) (OMB #0970-0623). This project seeks to better understand the landscape of Head Start’s participation in coordinated funding models and the state policy contexts in which Head Start programs make funding decisions. For this portion of the project, we aim to answer research questions through national surveys to two respondent groups: (1) Head Start program directors (“program survey”) and (2) state early care and education (ECE) administrators (“state survey”). A nonsubstantive amendment (#1) was approved on 1/23/24 after for minor updates to the consent language and surveys were identified for clarification while programming was completed. As the research team conducted final testing on the programmed OMB-approved survey, we identified minor edits to the program director survey that would make items more understandable. In addition, in order to properly implement the proposed experiment to examine whether a pre-token of appreciation affects response rates, we added an initial set of questions to the program director survey that allows respondents selected to receive the pre-token of appreciation to choose a gift card and provide the email address to which the gift card should be sent.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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 63792	09/13/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 80725	11/20/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Head Start Program Survey
State Systems Administrator Survey

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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	1,780	1,780	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,456	1,456	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,051,060

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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.     No

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: 03/04/2024

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