[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 152 (Friday, August 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42403-42404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21111]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Early Head Start Evaluation.
OMB No: 0970-0143.
Description: The Head Start Reauthorization Act of 1994 established
a special initiative creating funding for services for families with
infants and toddlers. In response the Administration on Children, Youth
and Families (ACYF) designed the Early Head Start (EHS) program. In
September 1995, ACYF awarded grants to 68 local programs to serve
families with infants and toddlers. ACYF has subsequently awarded
grants to an additional 107 local programs, for a total of 175 EHS
programs.
EHS programs are designed to produce outcomes in four domains: (1)
child development, (2) family development, (3) staff development, and
(4) community development. The Reauthorization required that this new
initiative be evaluated. To study the effect of the initiative, ACYF
awarded a contract through a competitive procurement to Mathematical
Policy Research, Inc. (MPR) with a subcontract to Columbia University's
Center for Young Children and Families. The evaluation will be carried
out from October 1, 1995 through September 30, 2000. Data collection
activities that are the subject of this Federal Register notice are
intended for the third and final phase of the EHS evaluation.
The sample for the child and family assessments will be
approximately 3,000 families who include a pregnant woman or a child
under 12 months of age, in 17 EHS study sites. Each family will be
randomly assigned to a treatment group or a control group. The sample
for the child care assessments will include the primary child care
provider for the focal child in each of the 3,000 study sample
families. The surveys and assessments will be conducted through
computer-assisted telephone and personal interviewing, pencil and paper
self-administered questionnaires, structured observations and
videotaping. All data collection instruments have been designed to
minimize the burden on respondents by minimizing interviewing and
assessment time. Participation in the study is voluntary and
confidential.
The information will be used by government managers, Congress and
others to identify the features and evaluate the effectiveness of the
EHS program.
Respondents: Applicants to the Early Head Start program and child
care providers for Early Head Start families and control group
families.
Annual Burden Estimates:
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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36-Month Parent Interview, Child Assessment, and
Videotaping Protocol........................... 576 1 2.0 1,152
Child Care Provider Interview:
Child Care Centers--
Center Directors........................ 161 1 .25 40
Direct Provider......................... 161 1 .17 27
Classroom Staff......................... 161 1 .17 27
Family Child Care Providers................. 40 1 .5 20
Family Provider Assistants.............. 9 1 .17 1
Relative Care Providers..................... 113 1 .5 57
Relative Provider Assistants............ 25 1 .17 4
Child Care Provider Observation Protocol:
Child Care Centers--
Family Child Care Providers............. 161 1 2 321
Relative Care Providers................. 40 1 2 79
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...................................... 113 1 2 227
Staff Questionnaire............................. 190 1 1 190
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:...... .............. .............. .............. 2,146
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Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained by writing to The Administration for
Children and Families, Office of Information Services, Division of
Information Resource management, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W.,
Washington, DC 20047, Attn.: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30 to 60 days after publication of
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 725 17th Street,
NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Ms. Wendy Taylor.
Dated: August 3, 1998.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-21111 Filed 8-6-98; 8:45 am]
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