[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9321-9322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04429]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; 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. 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 (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

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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.
    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. 2018-04429 Filed 3-2-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-22-P