[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 212 (Friday, November 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51276-51277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23970]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Culture of Continuous Learning Project: A Breakthrough
Series Collaborative for Improving Child Care and Head Start Quality.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE)
in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing an
information collection activity for the Culture of Continuous Learning
Project. The goal of the project is to assess the feasibility of
implementing continuous quality improvement methods in early care and
education programs to support the use and sustainability of evidence-
based practices. A Breakthrough Series Collaborative (BSC), a specific
model designed to support learning and improvement among practitioners
at all levels of an organization, will be implemented in Head Start and
child care settings. The BSC methodology has not been tested rigorously
in early care and education programs, but has been studied in health
care and other fields. The findings will be of broad interest to child
care early education programs as well as training and technical
assistance providers and researchers, all of whom are interested in
improving the quality of services young children receive.
Head Start and child care programs that voluntarily participate in
the BSC will be asked to complete a number of implementation tools as
part of the BSC activities. Data collection for the feasibility study
will involve focus
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groups, online surveys, direct observation, and document review.
Respondents: Up to 18 early childhood centers will be invited to
express interest in participating in the BSC. Up to 8 centers will be
selected to participate in the BSC and feasibility study. Core BSC
Teams consisting of up to 6 individuals (e.g., directors, lead
teachers, assistant teachers, teacher aides, parents, curriculum
specialists, etc.) each from four Early Head Start or Head Start
programs and four child care programs in a selected geographic location
(for a total of 48 individuals); and up to 24 additional teachers or
program staff at the same centers who are not part of the Core BSC
Team.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Number of Average
Instrument Total number of responses per burden hours Annual burden
of respondents respondents respondent per response hours
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BSC Selection Questionnaire..... 18 9 1 1 9
Pre-Work Assignment: Team 48 24 1 1 24
Building Activities............
Pre-Work Assignment: Data 16 8 1 2 16
Collection Planning Worksheet..
Plan, Do, Study, Act Planning 48 24 48 .25 288
Form & Tracker.................
Discussion Forum Prompts........ 48 24 48 .25 288
Learning Session Day 1 48 24 4 .17 16
Evaluation.....................
Learning Session Overall 48 24 4 .25 24
Evaluation.....................
Action Planning Form............ 48 24 4 .25 24
Teaching Pyramid Observation 28 14 2 .33 9
Tool (TPOT)/Teaching Pyramid
Infant-Toddler Observation
Scale (TPITOS).................
Early Childhood Work Environment 72 36 2 .25 18
Survey (ECWES).................
Pre/Post Survey................. 72 36 2 .68 49
Self-report of BSC Activities... 72 36 1 .17 6
Core BSC Team Focus Group Topic 48 24 1 1.25 30
Guide..........................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 801.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests should be identified by the title of the information
collection. Email address: [email protected].
OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30 and 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, Email:
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration
for Children and Families.
Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-23970 Filed 11-2-17; 8:45 am]
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