[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 382-383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-28375]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Study of We Grow Together: The Q-CCIIT Professional
Development System.
OMB No.: New Collection
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks approval
to conduct a field test of We Grow Together, a system of professional
development supports including web-based resources and exercises to be
used by caregivers/teachers, with the help of professional development
providers, to improve the quality of infant and toddler care. The study
team has developed We Grow Together: The Q-CCIIT Professional
Development System based on the research literature to support
caregiver-child interactions in care settings serving infants and
toddlers. This field test is designed to (1) examine changes associated
with use of the We Grow Together system and (2) examine implementation
and participant experiences with the We Grow Together system. As a
secondary goal, ACF will also further evaluate the properties of the Q-
CCIIT observational measure. Ultimately, findings from the field test
will provide information about the experiences of professional
development providers (PD providers) and caregivers with the We Grow
Together system so that ACF can improve the system to make the
resources as accessible as possible for infant-toddler caregivers.
Prior to using the We Grow Together system, PD providers will
complete a web-based training survey and all participants will complete
a web-based background survey. Periodically during the field test,
website users will be asked at log-on to respond to a series of web-
based questions. After system implementation, participants will
complete a web-based feedback survey.
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The study team will also collect classroom rosters from caregivers
before and after the field test.
Respondents: Early care and education (ECE) setting representatives
(e.g., directors or owners), caregivers (in center-based and family
child care settings), and professional development providers (e.g.,
coaches).
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total/annual Number of Average burden
Instrument number of responses per hours per Annual burden
respondents respondent response hours
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ECE setting eligibility screener................ 745 1 .25 186
Caregiver background survey..................... 300 1 .75 225
PD provider background survey................... 175 1 .50 88
Caregiver We Grow Together website user data pop- 300 6 .17 306
up questions...................................
PD provider We Grow Together website user pop-up 175 5 .10 88
questions......................................
Caregiver feedback survey....................... 300 1 1.0 300
PD provider feedback survey..................... 175 1 .75 131
Classroom roster................................ 300 2 .08 48
PD provider training survey..................... 175 1 .17 30
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,402.
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, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20201, Attn: OPRE 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.
Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-28375 Filed 1-2-18; 8:45 am]
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