[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 151 (Monday, August 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40647-40648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19809]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Early Head Start Evaluation.
OMB No.: New Request.
Description: The Head Start Reauthorization Act of 1994 established
a special initiative creating funding for services for families with
infants and toddlers. In response the Administration on Children, Youth
and Families (ACYF) designed the Early Head Start (EHS) program. In
September, 1995, ACYF awarded grants to 68 local programs to serve
families with infants and toddlers.
EHS programs are designed to produce outcomes in four domains: (1)
Child development, (2) family development, (3) staff development and
(4) community development. The Reauthorization required that this new
initiative be evaluated. To study the effect of the initiative ACYF
awarded a contract through a competitive procurement to Mathematica
Policy Research, Inc. (MPR) with a subcontract to Columbia University
Center for Young Children and Families. Evaluation will be carried out
from October 1, 1995, through September 30, 2000. Data collection
activities that are the subject of this Federal Register notice are
intended for the first phase of the EHS evaluation.
The sample for the child and family assessments will be
approximately 3,400 families who include a pregnant woman or a child
under 12 months of age, in 17 EHS study sites. Each family will be
randomly assigned to a treatment group or a control group. The sample
for the child care assessments will include the primary child care
provider for the focal child in each of the 3,400 study sample
families. The sample for the staff assessments will be all EHS staff
who have contact with the study children and families. The surveys and
assessments will be conducted through computer assisted telephone
interviewing, pencil and paper self-administered questionnaires,
structured observations and videotaping. All data collection
instruments have been designed to minimize the burden on respondents by
minimizing interviewing and assessment time. Participation in the study
is voluntary and confidential.
The information will be used by government managers, Congress and
others to identify the features and evaluate the effectiveness of the
EHS program.
Respondents: Applicants to the Early Head Start Program, child care
providers for Early Head Start families and Early Head Start staff.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Number of responses burden Total
Instruments respondents per hours per burden
respondent response hours
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14 Month Parent Interview, Child Assessment Protocol and Video-
taping Protocol................................................. 3,230 1 2.5 8,075
Parent Services Follow-Up Interview--HSFIS....................... 3,400 1 1.2 4,080
Parent Services Follow-Up Interview--Primary Caregiver........... 3,298 1 .83 2,737
Child Care Provider Interview--Child Care Centers................ 478 1 .25 120
Child Care Provider Interview--Family Day Care & Relative
Providers....................................................... 1,022 1 .5 511
Child Care Observation Protocol.................................. 1,261 1 2 2,522
Staff Questionnaire.............................................. 170 1 .5 85
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 18,130 hours.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to The Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Information Services, Division of Information Resource
Management Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C.
20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30 to 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, 725 17th Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503, Attn: Ms. Wendy Taylor.
Dated: July 30, 1996.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-19809 Filed 8-2-96; 8:45 am]
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