[Federal Register: August 8, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 153)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Head Start Family and Child Experience Survey (FACES) and
Quality Research Centers.
OMB No.: Revision of a currently approved collection (OMB No. 0970-
0151).
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (AFC) of
the Department of Health and Human Services is requesting comments on
plans to collect data on a new cohort for the Head Start Family and
Child Experience Survey (FACES). This study is being conducted under
contract with Westat, Inc. (with Xtria, LCC and The CDM Group as their
subcontractors) (contract GS23F8144H; order
03Y00318101D) to collect information on Head Start performance
measures.
FACES will involve four waves of data collection. The first wave
will occur in Fall 2003. Data will be collected on a sample of
approximately 2,721 children and families from about 378 classrooms
across 66 programs. Data collection will include assessments of Head
Start children, interviews with their parents, and ratings by their
Head Start teachers. Further, site visitors will interview Head Start
teachers and make observations of the types and quality of classroom
activities.
The second wave, which will be a repeat of the Fall 2003 data
collection, will occur in Spring 2004 when the sample children are at
the end of their first year of Head Start.
The third wave will occur in Spring 2005, and will involve follow-
up with children who at this time are either completing a second year
in Head Start, or completing kindergarten. For those children who are
still attending Head Start, data collection will follow the same
procedures as in Spring 2004. For those children attending
kindergarten, data collection will include assessments of Head Start
children, an ``update'' survey of the information collected from the
parent interview, and ratings of the children's academic progress and
school adjustment by kindergarten teachers.
The fourth wave of data collection will occur in Spring 2006.
Children who attended kindergarten the previous year will not be
included in this wave. The procedures for this effort will be the same
as for kindergartners in Spring 2005.
For the Head Start Quality Centers, 100 children in eight sites
will be followed during each of two program years, 2003-2004 and 2004-
2005. FACES procedures will be carried out, including child
assessments, parent and teacher interviews, and observations of types
and quality of classroom activities.
This schedule of data collection is necessitated by the mandates of
the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-
62), which requires that the Head Start Bureau move expeditiously
toward development and testing of Head Start Performance Measures, and
by the 1994 reauthorization of Head Start (Head Start Act, as amended,
May 18, 1994, Section 649(d)), which requires periodic assessments of
Head Start's quality and effectiveness.
Respondents: Federal Government, Individuals or Households, and
Not-for-profit institutions.
Annual Burden Estimates:
Estimated Response Burden for Respondents to the Head Start Family and Child Experience Survey (FACES 2003)--
Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Year 1 (2003):
Head Start Parent Interview................. 2,721 1 1.00 2,721
Head Start Child Assessment................. 2,721 1 0.66 1,796
Teacher Child Rating........................ 378 7 0.25 662
Program Director Interview.................. 66 1 1.00 66
Center Director Interview................... 171 1 1.00 171
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Education Coordinator Interview............. 171 1 0.75 128
Teacher Interview........................... 378 1 1.00 378
Year 2 (2004):
Head Start Parent Interview................. 2,313 1 0.75 1,735
Head Start Child Assessment................. 2,313 1 0.66 1,527
Teacher Child Rating........................ 378 6 0.25 567
Family Service Coordinator Interview........ 171 1 0.75 128
Year 3 (2005):
Head Start Parent Interview................. 818 1 0.75 614
Head Start Child Assessment................. 818 1 0.66 540
Teacher Child Rating........................ 121 7 0.25 212
Kindergarten Parent Interview............... 1,082 1 0.75 812
Kindergarten Child Assessment............... 1,082 1 0.75 812
Kindergarten Teacher Questionnaire.......... 1,082 1 0.50 541
Year 4 (2006):
Kindergarten Parent Interview............... 695 1 0.75 521
Kindergarten Child Assessment............... 695 1 0.75 521
Kindergarten Teacher Questionnaire.......... 695 1 0.50 348
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Estimated Total Burden Hours (FACES): 14,800.
Estimated Response Burden for Respondents to the Head Start Quality Research Centers (FACES QRC 2003)--Fall
2003, Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Spring 2005
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Year 1 (2003):
Head Start Parent Interview................. 800 1 1.00 800
Head Start Child Assessment................. 800 1 0.66 528
Teacher Child Rating........................ 80 10 0.25 200
Teacher Interview........................... 80 1 1.00 80
Year 2 (2004):
Head Start Parent Interview................. 1,480 1 1.00 1,480
Head Start Child Assessment................. 1,480 1 0.66 977
Teacher Child Rating........................ 160 8 0.25 320
Year 3 (2005):
Head Start Parent Interview................. 680 1 1.00 680
Head Start Child Assessment................. 680 1 0.66 449
Teacher Child Rating........................ 180 6 0.25 270
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Estimated Total Burden Hours (QRC): 5,784.
Estimated Annualized Burden for both FACES and Quality Research
Centers is 6861 hours. This annual burden was calculated by dividing
total burden hours by three years.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to The Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail address:
rsargis@acf.hhs.gov. 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, Washington, DC,
Attn: Desk Officer for ACF, e-mail address: lauren_
wittenberg@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: August 4, 2003.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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