[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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