Assessing the Implementation and Cost of High Quality Early Care and Education
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
No
Regular
05/13/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2022
11/30/2022
2,435
2,435
1,619
1,619
0
0
The goals of the Assessing the Implementation and Cost of High Quality Early Care and Education field test are to (1) refine the implementation measures to further improve their psychometric properties, (2) refine the cost measures to identify costs associated with each center function and across ages of children, and (3) test the associations between implementation, cost, and quality measures. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the field test data collection scheduled for 2020 could not proceed as planned. The study team consulted with external experts and gathered input from ACF program offices to guide next steps.
This request is for a non-substantive change to the token of appreciation structure to a survey in a multipart study with an experiment to compare the type of token of appreciation, speed of response, the response rate, and the data collection costs between the two groups.
US Code:
42 USC 9858m(a)(5)
Name of Law: Sec 658O(a)(5) of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, as amended by Pub. L. No. 113-186
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:
(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;
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.
ECE-ICHQ_TUS Incentive Change Request_Revised with experiment_CLEAN.docx
Attachment H_60 Day FRN - ECE ICHQ - 0970-0499_6.18.19.pdf
Instrument 7 - Classroom rosters for observations