[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2738]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: DHHS/ACF/OPRE Head Start Classroom-based Approaches and
Resources for Emotion and Social skill promotion (CARES) project:
Impact and Implementation Studies--Extension.
OMB No.: 0970-0364.
Description: The Head Start Classroom-based Approaches and
Resources for Emotion and Social skill promotion (CARES) project is
evaluating social emotional program enhancements within Head Start
settings serving three- and four-year old children. This project
focuses on identifying the central features of effective programs to
provide the information federal policy makers and Head Start providers
will need if they are to increase Head Start's capacity to improve the
social and emotional skills and school readiness of preschool age
children. The project is sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation (OPRE) of the Administration for Children and Families
(ACF). The Head Start CARES project uses a group-based randomized
design to test the effects of three different evidence-based programs
designed to improve the social and emotional development of children in
Head Start classrooms.
Data to assess impacts of the program models in preschool was
collected through surveys with teachers and parents, as well as direct
child assessments. Data to assess implementation of the program models
in preschool was collected through surveys and interviews with
teachers, local coaches, trainers and center staff. Data collection for
both the impact and implementation studies occurred during the Head
Start Year. The study sample involved 17 Head Start grantees/delegate
agencies, 104 centers, 307 classrooms, 1,042 selected 3-year old
children and 2,885 selected 4-year old children.
The purpose of this request is to obtain an extension to finish
impact data collection in the 2012 Follow-up Year (e.g., Kindergarten
for the 4-year olds). This data to assess impacts of the program models
in the kindergarten year will be collected through teacher reports
(surveys) and parent surveys.
Respondents: The respondents for the activities under the extension
request for Follow-Up year data collection will be parents of children
and kindergarten teachers of children in the study.
The annual burden estimates for both surveys covered by the
extension are detailed below.
Annual Burden Estimates--Extension
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Annual number Number of Average Estimated
Instrument of responses per burden hours annual burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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Teacher Report on Individual Children........... 962 1 0.33 317.5
Follow-up Parent Survey......................... 962 1 0.33 317.5
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 635.0.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: [email protected]. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: February 1, 2012.
Steven M. Hanmer,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-2738 Filed 2-7-12; 8:45 am]
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