[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23483-23484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9303]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: D HS/ACF/OPRE Head Start Classroom-based Approaches and
Resource for Emotion and Social skill promotion (CARES) project: Impact
and Implementation Studies.
OMB No. 0970-0364.
Description: The Head Start Classroom-based Approaches and Resource
for Emotion and Social skill promotion (CARES) project is evaluating
social emotional program enhancements within Head Start settings
serving 3- and 4-year-old children. This project focuses on identifying
the central features of effective programs to provide the information
federal policy makers and Head Start providers will need if they are to
increase Head Start's capacity to improve the social and emotional
skills and school readiness of preschool age children. The project is
sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE).
the Administration for Children and Families (ACF): The Head Start
CARES project uses a group-based randomized design to test the effects
of three different evidence-based programs designed to improve the
social and emotional development of children in Head Start classrooms.
Data to assess impacts of the program models in preschool was
collected through surveys with teachers and parents, as well as direct
child assessments. Data to assess implementation of the program models
in preschool was collected through surveys and interviews with
teachers, local coaches, trainers and center staff. Data collection for
both the impact and implementation studies occurred during the Head
Start Year. The study sample involved 17 Head Start grantees/delegate
agencies, 104 centers, 307 classrooms, 1,042 selected 3-year-old
children and 2,885 selected 4-year-old children.
The purpose of this request is to obtain an extension to finish
impact data collection in the 2012 Follow-up Year (e.g., Kindergarten
for the 4-year-olds). This data to assess impacts of the program models
in the kindergarten year will be collected through teacher reports
(surveys) and parent surveys.
Respondents: The respondents for the activities under the extension
request for Follow-Up year data collection will be parents of children
and kindergarten teachers of children in the study.
The annual burden estimates for both surveys covered by the
extension are detailed below.
Annual Burden Estimates--Extension
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Annual number Number of Average Estimated
Instrument of responses per burden hours annual burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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Teacher Report on Individual Children........... 608 1 0.33 201
Follow-up Parent Survey......................... 608 1 0.33 201
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours......... .............. .............. .............. 402
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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, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, 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.
Dated: April 12, 2012.
Steven M. Hanmer,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-9303 Filed 4-18-12; 8:45 am]
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