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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review; Early
Care and Education Leadership Study
(ExCELS) Descriptive Study (New
Collection)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within
the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
seeks approval to collect information for
the Early Care and Education
Leadership Study (ExCELS) Descriptive
Study.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of
publication. OMB must make a decision
SUMMARY:
about 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
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The ExCELS Descriptive
Study is a new information collection to
learn about what leadership looks like
in center-based early care and education
settings serving children whose ages
range from birth to age 5, but not yet in
kindergarten, and better understand
how leadership might improve center
quality and outcomes for staff, children,
and families. The goals of ExCELS are
to (1) develop a short-form measure of
early care and education leadership that
has strong psychometric properties, and
(2) examine empirical support for the
associations among key constructs and
outcomes in the study’s theory of
change of early care and education
leadership for quality improvement. The
study will recruit 120 centers that
receive funding from Head Start or the
Child Care and Development Fund, ask
the primary site leader at the centers to
participate in two interviews, and
distribute surveys to select center
managers and all teaching staff to test
hypothesized associations between
leadership constructs and outcomes in
the study’s theory of change.
Respondents: Management and
teaching staff from center-based early
care and education settings that receive
funding from Head Start or the Child
Care and Development Fund.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
(total over
request
period)
Instrument
Center recruitment call script ...............................................
Umbrella organization recruitment approval call script .......
Engagement interview guide ...............................................
Staffing structure and leadership positions interview guide
Teaching staff roster ............................................................
Center manager survey .......................................................
Teaching staff survey ...........................................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,010.
Authority: Authorized by the Head
Start Act section 640 [42 U.S.C. 9835]
and section 649 [42 U.S.C. 9844];
appropriated by the Continuing
Appropriations Act of 2019; the Child
Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990 section 658O [42 U.S.C. 9858],
which also provides authority to use
this discretionary funding for research;
appropriated by the Continuing
Appropriations Act of 2019; and the
Child Care and Development Block
Grant (CCDBG) Act of 1990 as amended
by the CCDBG Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113–
186).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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Number of
responses per
respondent
(total over
request
period)
180
113
150
120
120
240
1,680
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Head Start Evaluation of a
Trauma-Informed Care Program (New
Collection)
Office of Head Start,
Administration for Children and
Families, Health and Human Services
(HHS).
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Office of Head Start,
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), is proposing to collect
data for a new evaluation of a traumainformed care program that will include
a small randomized controlled trial
across 10 sites within Head Start Region
V. The goals of the project are to
identify the implementation supports
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Avg. burden
per response
(in hours)
.33
.33
.33
.50
.25
.42
1
Total burden
(in hours)
59
37
50
60
30
101
1,680
Annual burden
(in hours)
30
19
25
30
15
51
840
and methods needed to enable teachers
to effectively implement TraumaInformed Care in early care and
education programs, and to evaluate its
outcomes. Information collected will be
used to inform ongoing training and
technical assistance (TTA) work
provided by the Head Start Centers,
particularly decisions regarding
allocation of TTA resources. More
generally, results may inform OHS
guidance around social-emotional
programming.
Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting
public comment on the specific aspects
of the information collection described
above.
DATES:
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Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be
forwarded by emailing
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Alternatively, copies can also be
obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street,
SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests,
emailed or written, should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The National Center on
Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety,
in partnership with Child Trends and
the Center for Childhood Resilience at
the Anne & Robert H. Lurie Children’s
Hospital of Chicago (Lurie), will
conduct information collection
activities across 10 sites within Head
Start Region V as part of a small
randomized controlled trial of the Ready
to Learn through Relationships (RLR)
program, a trauma-informed Framework
and Toolkit designed to promote
resilience in young children. In this
evaluation, sites will be matched on a
number of factors that may be related to
ADDRESSES:
implementation and randomized to
either a low- or high-intensity TTA
condition. The low-intensity condition
will receive 4 hours of training, a
‘‘toolkit’’ of activity-based handouts,
and access to virtual TA office hours.
The high-intensity condition will
include 4 hours of additional training
on use of the toolkit modules, 6 hours
of implementation support, and
monthly classroom coaching.
Region V Head Start programs that
choose to voluntarily participate in the
RLR program will be asked to complete
a number of implementation and
outcomes measures and participate in
other evaluation activities. Data
collection will involve virtual semistructured interviews and focus groups
at the end of the evaluation period, webbased surveys (pre and post), a monthly
web-based log of coaching activities
completed, and repeated teacher reports
of practices throughout the day on a
mobile app during 5 weeks across the
school year.
The information to be collected
focuses on teacher practices for
supporting children’s social-emotional
development and on training and
implementation factors that may
enhance these practices, which is
directly relevant to Head Start’s
mission. Information obtained will be
shared with Regional TTA providers
and site administrators to inform their
ongoing and future TTA work. More
specifically, results of the evaluation
will identify the extent to which more
intensive TTA with ongoing coaching
and on-site expert consultation
enhances teacher practice beyond a
lower-intensity TTA approach.
Additionally, data are expected to
identify implementation factors that
may enhance outcomes at both the level
of the teacher and Head Start Centers.
Respondents: All early childhood
centers in Head Start Region V that meet
inclusion criteria will be invited to
submit application forms to participate
in the evaluation, and approximately 10
centers will be selected. Within each
center (or site), we anticipate there will
be three classrooms of 3–5 year olds.
Participants at each center will consist
of 7 or 8 individuals (e.g., directors,
mental health and behavior consultants,
lead and assistant teachers, and
coaches), for a total of 75 individuals
across all centers or sites.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Total number
of respondents
Total number
of responses
per respondent
75
2
0.17
26
75
20
10
50
20
20
20
30
30
30
15
2
1
1
1
14
1
1
2
100
1
1
0.25
1
1
0.10
0.25
0.25
1
0.10
0.07
0.25
1
38
20
10
5
70
5
20
6
210
8
15
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Trauma-Informed System Change Instrument (TISCI) Questionnaire (all
site staff) .....................................................................................................
Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care (ARTIC) Questionnaire (all site
staff) ...........................................................................................................
Site Application Form (site administrators) ....................................................
Site Administrator Interview ...........................................................................
Coach/Teacher Background Form ................................................................
Coaching Logs ...............................................................................................
Coach Satisfaction Survey ............................................................................
Coach Interview .............................................................................................
Professional Self-Care Scale (PSCS)—teachers ..........................................
Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) Survey -teachers .......................
Teacher Satisfaction Survey ..........................................................................
Teacher Focus Group ....................................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 433.
Comments: The Department
specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information; (c) the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
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use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Authority: Head Start Act Sec. 648.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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burden hours
per response
Total/annual
burden hours
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Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
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Collection Request Title: Ryan White
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Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
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[FR Doc No: 2021-17242]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start Evaluation
of a Trauma-Informed Care Program (New Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families,
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), is proposing to collect data for a new evaluation of a
trauma-informed care program that will include a small randomized
controlled trial across 10 sites within Head Start Region V. The goals
of the project are to identify the implementation supports and methods
needed to enable teachers to effectively implement Trauma-Informed Care
in early care and education programs, and to evaluate its outcomes.
Information collected will be used to inform ongoing training and
technical assistance (TTA) work provided by the Head Start Centers,
particularly decisions regarding allocation of TTA resources. More
generally, results may inform OHS guidance around social-emotional
programming.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
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ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests, emailed or written, should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and
Safety, in partnership with Child Trends and the Center for Childhood
Resilience at the Anne & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
(Lurie), will conduct information collection activities across 10 sites
within Head Start Region V as part of a small randomized controlled
trial of the Ready to Learn through Relationships (RLR) program, a
trauma-informed Framework and Toolkit designed to promote resilience in
young children. In this evaluation, sites will be matched on a number
of factors that may be related to implementation and randomized to
either a low- or high-intensity TTA condition. The low-intensity
condition will receive 4 hours of training, a ``toolkit'' of activity-
based handouts, and access to virtual TA office hours. The high-
intensity condition will include 4 hours of additional training on use
of the toolkit modules, 6 hours of implementation support, and monthly
classroom coaching.
Region V Head Start programs that choose to voluntarily participate
in the RLR program will be asked to complete a number of implementation
and outcomes measures and participate in other evaluation activities.
Data collection will involve virtual semi-structured interviews and
focus groups at the end of the evaluation period, web-based surveys
(pre and post), a monthly web-based log of coaching activities
completed, and repeated teacher reports of practices throughout the day
on a mobile app during 5 weeks across the school year.
The information to be collected focuses on teacher practices for
supporting children's social-emotional development and on training and
implementation factors that may enhance these practices, which is
directly relevant to Head Start's mission. Information obtained will be
shared with Regional TTA providers and site administrators to inform
their ongoing and future TTA work. More specifically, results of the
evaluation will identify the extent to which more intensive TTA with
ongoing coaching and on-site expert consultation enhances teacher
practice beyond a lower-intensity TTA approach. Additionally, data are
expected to identify implementation factors that may enhance outcomes
at both the level of the teacher and Head Start Centers.
Respondents: All early childhood centers in Head Start Region V
that meet inclusion criteria will be invited to submit application
forms to participate in the evaluation, and approximately 10 centers
will be selected. Within each center (or site), we anticipate there
will be three classrooms of 3-5 year olds. Participants at each center
will consist of 7 or 8 individuals (e.g., directors, mental health and
behavior consultants, lead and assistant teachers, and coaches), for a
total of 75 individuals across all centers or sites.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Total/annual
of respondents per respondent response burden hours
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Trauma-Informed System Change Instrument 75 2 0.17 26
(TISCI) Questionnaire (all site staff)........
Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care 75 2 0.25 38
(ARTIC) Questionnaire (all site staff)........
Site Application Form (site administrators).... 20 1 1 20
Site Administrator Interview................... 10 1 1 10
Coach/Teacher Background Form.................. 50 1 0.10 5
Coaching Logs.................................. 20 14 0.25 70
Coach Satisfaction Survey...................... 20 1 0.25 5
Coach Interview................................ 20 1 1 20
Professional Self-Care Scale (PSCS)--teachers.. 30 2 0.10 6
Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) Survey - 30 100 0.07 210
teachers......................................
Teacher Satisfaction Survey.................... 30 1 0.25 8
Teacher Focus Group............................ 15 1 1 15
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 433.
Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Authority: Head Start Act Sec. 648.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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