Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2022-23 (ECLS-K:2023) Kindergarten and First-Grade Field Test Data Collection, National Sampling, and National Recruitment
ICR 202009-1850-003 · OMB 1850-0750 · Received in OIRA
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Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2022-23 (ECLS-K:2023) Kindergarten and First-Grade Field Test Data Collection, National Sampling, and National Recruitment
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
12/01/2020
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2022
20,895
46,033
15,510
8,655
0
0
The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) program, conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), draws together information from multiple sources to provide rich, descriptive data on child development, early learning, and school progress. The ECLS program studies deliver national data on childrenâs status at birth and at various points thereafter; childrenâs transitions to nonparental care, early care and education programs, and school; and childrenâs experiences and growth through the elementary grades. The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2022-23 (ECLS-K:2023) is the fourth cohort in the series of early childhood longitudinal studies. The study will advance research in child development and early learning by providing a detailed and comprehensive source of current information on childrenâs early learning and development, transitions into kindergarten and beyond, and progress through school. The ECLS-K:2023 will provide data about the population of children who will be kindergartners in the 2022-23 school year, and will go beyond its predecessor kindergarten cohort studies by adding a round of data collection in the spring prior to childrenâs kindergarten year, known as the âpreschool round.â Collecting parent data beginning in preschool will enable the study to measure influences on childrenâs development before entry into formal schooling, including childrenâs home environments and access to early care and education. The ECLS-K:2023 will focus on childrenâs early school experiences continuing through the fifth grade, and will include collection of data from parents, teachers, and school administrators, as well as direct child assessments. This request is to conduct a field test of the ECLS-K:2023 preschool data collection activities from January through October 2020, to field test the preschool data collection materials and procedures. This ECLS-K:2023 preschool field test will be followed by the kindergarten-first grade field test (planned for August-December 2021), the spring preschool national data collection (January-June 2022), and the fall (August-December 2022) and spring (March-July 2023) kindergarten national data collections â which will be requested under separate clearance submissions.
US Code:
20 USC 9543
Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act
Previous burden applied to the preschool field test. In this package we request burden for several new parts of the project, including K-1 Field Test Recruitment, K-1 Field Test Data Collection, and the beginning of the National Study Recruitment.
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).
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(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
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Attachment G Item Matrix.xlsx
Attachment F MyECLS v2.docx
Attachment A-4b ECLSK2023 PPT for parents.pptx
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2022-23 (ECLS-K:2023) Preschool Field Test