[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14281-14282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06684]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Study of Coaching Practices in Early Care and Education
Settings (SCOPE).
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 collect
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descriptive information for the Study of Coaching Practices in Early
Care and Education Settings (SCOPE) project. The goal of this
information collection is to identify how professional development
coaching practices for early care and education (ECE) providers are
implemented and vary in ECE classrooms serving children supported by
Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) subsidies or Head Start grants.
This study will focus primarily on coaching used for delivering
professional development services to ECE teachers and caregivers to
improve knowledge and practice in center-based classrooms and family
child care (FCC) homes serving preschool-age children. This study aims
to advance understanding of how core features of coaching are
implemented in ECE classrooms, how the features may vary by key
contextual factors and implementation drivers, and which are ripe for
more rigorous evaluation. The study tasks will include gathering
information to inform selection of states in which to conduct the
study, designing and conducting a descriptive study to examine the
occurrence and variability of coaching features in ECE classrooms, and
conducting case studies to examine program or systems-level drivers of
coaching and the features being implemented.
Respondents: State administrators knowledgeable about coaching and
coaching funders or providers, ECE center directors, coaches, teachers,
and FCC providers.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden
of respondents of respondents respondent response hours
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State coaching informant 45 23 1 1 23
interview protocol.............
ECE setting eligibility screener 173 87 1 0.25 22
Center director survey.......... 60 30 1 0.5 15
Coach survey.................... 90 45 1 0.5 23
Teacher/FCC provider survey..... 172 86 1 0.58 50
Center director semi-structured 12 6 1 1.5 9
interview protocol.............
Coach semi-structured interview 12 6 1 1 6
protocol.......................
Teacher/FCC provider semi- 12 6 1 1 6
structured interview protocol..
Coach supervisor semi-structured 12 6 1 0.5 3
interview protocol.............
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 157
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. 2018-06684 Filed 4-2-18; 8:45 am]
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