2024-19051. Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Head Start Program Performance Standards (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0148)

Annual Burden Estimates

Instrument	Annual number of respondents	Annual number of responses per respondent	Average annual burden hours per response	Annual burden hours
Maintain written impasse procedures for resolving internal disputes	2,900	1	0.7	2,030
Documenting eligibility	260,000	1	0.25	65,000
Maintain a waiting list	2,900	1	2	5,800
Track attendance	2,900	1	5	14,500
Written plan to support program participation following temporary suspension	150	1	1	150
Obtain child developmental screenings and conduct standardized and structured assessment for individualizations	800,000	1	1	800,000
Dual Language Learners Assessment	269,000	1	2	538,000
Obtain determinations of child health status, source of health care, and identify each child's nutritional health needs	800,000	1	0.66	528,000
Documents lack of available funds for assessment and treatment	2,900	1	0.5	1,450
Maintaining records on the administration of medication	2,900	1	0.5	1,450
Maintenance of plan to prevent exposure to lead in water and paint	1,900	1	0.5	950
Waiver to family service worker assignment ratios	190	1	1	190
Joint agreements, procedures, or contracts with community organizations and memorandum of understanding with the appropriate local entity responsible for managing publicly funded preschool programs in the service area of the program	2,900	1	0.166	481
Documenting services to enrolled pregnant women	13,000	1	0.5	6500
Tracking wages for Head Start staff and staff in local school districts	2,900	1	5	14,500
Criminal record checks	74,000	1	0.33	24,420
Ensure all staff has an initial health examination and periodic re-examination	25,000	1	0.25	6,250
Regular volunteer screening for tuberculosis	2,900	1	0.166	481
Maintain automated accounting and recordkeeping system and Collect and use data to monitor program performance and continuous improvement, and conduct a self-assessment and community assessment	2,900	1	79	229,100
If deficient, EHS or HS program submits Quality Improvement Plan	100	1	10	1,000
Reporting child incidents	131	1	0.083	11
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Submit proof of coverage	2,900	1	0.166	481
Parental Consent, Annual Notice, and Recordkeeping of PII Disclosure	723,000	1	0.33	238,590
Applications for the purchase, construction, or renovation of facilities; record retention and submission of documents on facilities	250	1	40	10,000
Waiver request	200	1	1	200
Up-to-date child rosters and lists of adults each child is authorized to be released to are maintained.	2,900	1	2	5,800
Agencies required to compete will have to complete an application for each grant competed	75	1	60	4,500
Each Head Start or Early Head Start agency wishing to be renewed for 5 years without competition shall request that status from ACF	400	1	0.25	100
Updating program and personnel policies and procedures that promote implementation of Head Start standards in the program	2,900	1	9	26,100