[Federal Register: February 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 30)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: HHS/ACF/OPRE Head Start Classroom-based Approaches and
Resources for Emotion and Social skill promotion (CARES) project:
Impact and ImplementationStudies
OMB No.: New collection
Description: The Head Start Classroom-based Approaches and
Resources for Emotion and Social skill promotion (CARES) project will
evaluate social emotional program enhancements within Head Start
settings serving three- and four-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) of the Administration for Children andFamilies
(ACF). The Head Start CARES project will use 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.
The purpose of this data collection is to assess the impact and
implementation of program models through surveys with teachers and
parents, direct child assessments, as well as interviews with teachers,
coaches, trainers, center directors, center staff, and grantee/delegate
agency directors.
Respondents: The respondents to these various surveys and
interviews will include Head Start teachers, center staff and
directors, grantee/delegate agency directors, trainers, local coaches,
low-income parents and their Head Start children. Children in the study
will be 3- and 4-year olds in the selected Head Start classrooms.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden Estimated
Instrument Annual number responses per hours per annual burden
of respondents respondent response hours
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Baseline Lead Teacher Self-Report Survey....... 120 1 0.33 40
Follow-up Lead Teacher Self-Report Survey...... 120 1 0.33 40
Teacher Report on Individual Children.......... 1,216 3 0.33 1,204
Baseline Parent Survey......................... 1,216 1 0.33 401
Follow-up Parent Survey........................ 1,216 1 0.33 401
Direct Child Assessment........................ 960 3 0.75 2,160
Site Visit: Coach Interview Guide.............. 20 1 1 20
Site Visit: Teacher Interview Guide............ 120 1 1 120
Site Visit: Center Director Interview Guide.... 20 1 1 20
Site Visit: Center Staff Interview Guide....... 60 1 1 60
Grantee/Delegate Agency Interview Guide........ 7 1 1 7
Trainer Interview Guide........................ 20 1 1 20
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,493
Additional Information:Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Planning, Research andEvaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPREReports Clearance Officer. All
requests should be identified by the title of the information
collection. E-mail address: OPREinfocollection@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 FederalRegister. 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, Fax: 202-395-
6974,Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and
Families.
Dated: February 6, 2009.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-3052 Filed 2-13-09; 8:45 am]
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