Head Start Program Information Report

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 1 Center Locations and Contacts	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form 1 Center Locations and Contacts	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form 1 Monthly Enrollment	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 1 Monthly Enrollment	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form 1 Program Information Report 2026-2027	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 1 Head Start Program Information Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
NHSA - Comment on Head Start Program Information Report (Nov 2025)_11.17.25.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-11-17	Available
Head Start Program Information Report_Joel_9.24.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-09-24	Available
Public Comments Head Start Program Information Report_Deepa Mehta_11.17.25.docx	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-11-17	Available
Public Comment on Proposed Changes to the Head Start Program Information Report (PIR)_Chanda Hillman_11.18.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-11-17	Available
Proposed changes to the 2025-2026 Program Information Report_DallasBratton_9.24.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-09-24	Available
PIR proposed changes_ChanittyBrouse_9.26.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-09-26	Available
PIR Comments_JenniferHenry_9.24.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-09-24	Available
PIR changes_Lynn Troutner_9.24.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-09-24	Available
PIR changes_ChristyGunderson_10.2.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-10-02	Available
OMB #_ 0970–0427 - Proposed Information Collection Activity_ Head Start Program Information Report_Scott Allard_11.17.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-11-17	Available
Head Start Program Information Report_SheilaClark_9.27.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-09-27	Available
Head Start Program Information Report_RhiannonMartin_9.24.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-09-24	Available
Head Start Program Information Report_RebeccaWhite_9.30.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-09-30	Available
Head Start Program Information Report_PatriciaFoley_10.7.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-10-07	Available
Head Start Program Information Report_MichelleKelly_9.26.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-09-26	Available
Head Start Program Information Report_Meg May_email 11.10.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-11-10	Available
Head Start Program Information Report_LeisaHarnar_9.26.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-09-26	Available
Head Start Program Information Report_KatieBowden_10.3.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-10-03	Available
Head Start Program Information Report_JennyLewis_9.24.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-09-24	Available
Head Start Program Information Report_Henry Wilde_11.18.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-11-18	Available
Head Start Program Information Report_BrandiWarner_10.22.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-10-22	Available
Head Start Program Information Report_BonitaBeam_10.6.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-10-06	Repair queued
Head Start Program Information Report_AprilWoodring_9.26.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-09-26	Repair queued
Head Start Program Information Report_AllysonLeskowsky_10.15.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-10-15	Available
Head Start Program Information Report_ The Child Center of NY_9.29.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-09-29	Available
Head Start Program Information Report Comments_Angie Matcalf_9.24.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-09-24	Available
Head Start PIR public comment_Sara Moran_11.14.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-11-14	Repair queued
Fw_ Head Start Program Information Report_Angela Vargas_email 11.7.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-11-07	Repair queued
Feedback on Proposed EOM Waitlist Reporting Changes_JenniferTorres_9.24.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-09-24	Available
Comments on the 2026-2026 OHS PIR Proposed Changes_Christine Vega_11.17.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-11-17	Repair queued
Comments on Proposed PIR Changes 11-2025_Nichole Farrar_email 11.11.25.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-11-11	Repair queued
Comments on PIR Changes_AmyLeFevreRice_10.3.25.msg	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-10-03	Available
CDSS 2025-18012 Head Start Comment_11.17.25.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-11-17	Repair queued
CAPV Head Start PIR Comments_Emmalie Dropkin_11.17.25.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-11-17	Available
Akin_Brightpoint_Head Start PIR RFI_11.17.25.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-11-17	Repair queued
11_17_25 NIHSDA Comment Ltr on PIR Changes_11.17.25.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-11-17	Available
Supporting Statement A_PIR_January 2026_fnl.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-01-27	Available
Supporting Statement A_PIR_January 2026_fnl.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-01-27	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
198343	Center Locations and Contacts	Form and Instruction	Modified	Center Locations and Contacts
198343	Center Locations and Contacts	Form and Instruction	Modified
198342	Monthly Enrollment	Form and Instruction	Modified	Monthly Enrollment
198342	Monthly Enrollment	Form and Instruction	Modified
10166	Head Start Program Information Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Program Information Report 2026-2027
10166	Head Start Program Information Report	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0427	ICR Reference No: 202601-0970-008
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202507-0970-001
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OHS
Title: Head Start Program Information Report
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 03/10/2026
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/29/2026
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2028
Responses	70,800	0	70,800
Time Burden (Hours)	11,760	0	11,760
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Section 650 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9846) requires that the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) prepare and submit a report to the Congress at least once during every 2-year period. Section 641A of the Head Start Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 9836A) requires that the Office of Head Start (OHS) collect enrollment information from grant recipients on a monthly basis to determine whether grant recipients maintain their funded enrollment. Section 644 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9839) requires each Head Start agency to make available to the public a report published at least once in each fiscal year. OHS is requesting a revision of the Head Start Program Information Report information collection. The following instruments are included in this information collection: (1) the Program Information Report Form (PIR), (2) monthly enrollment, and (3) center locations and contacts. This revision request includes the following updates: • New questions on the PIR to collect information on primary reasons children with an IEP or IFSP did not receive services, as well as the number of children who had a 504 Plan.  • Minor changes to both the PIR and monthly enrollment reporting instruments for clarification purposes.   These changes were made to improve the instruments for clarification purposes.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 9836A Name of Law: Head Start Act of 2007 (Section 641A)
   US Code: 42 USC 9839 Name of Law: Head Start Act (Section 644)
   US Code: 42 USC 9846 Name of Law: Head Start Act (Section 650)
  

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:
	90 FR 44825	09/17/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 3890	01/29/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Center Locations and Contacts	1	Center Locations and Contacts
Head Start Program Information Report	1	Program Information Report 2026-2027
Monthly Enrollment	1	Monthly Enrollment

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	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	70,800	70,800	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	11,760	11,760	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: $1,771,131

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.     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? Yes

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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: 01/29/2026

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