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OMB Control No: 0970-0391	ICR Reference No: 201905-0970-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201812-0970-006
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE): The Household, Provider, and Workforce Surveys
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/21/2019
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/20/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2019	10/31/2019	10/31/2019
Responses	101,755	0	101,755
Time Burden (Hours)	28,160	0	28,810
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Through a set of four inter-related surveys, the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (2019 NSECE) collects information on (1) early care and education (ECE) services available (supply) to families with children ages birth through 5 years, not yet in kindergarten; (2) characteristics of the workforce providing these child care and early education services; and (3) households with children under age 13 years. These surveys of households, center- and home-based providers, and the center-based workforce will gather nationally representative information on the supply of ECE available to families across all income levels; the demand for ECE; the factors influencing parents’ choices and utilization of ECE for their children; and, the interaction of supply and demand-specifically the extent to which families’ needs and preferences coordinate well with providers’ offerings and constraints. The 2019 NSECE will generate a robust sample of providers serving low-income families of all racial, ethnic, language, and cultural backgrounds, in diverse geographic areas. Providers include programs that do or do not participate in the child care subsidy program; regulated, registered, or otherwise listed home-based providers; unregulated, or “unlisted,” home-based providers who are not on a registration list; and center-based programs (e.g., private, community-based child care, Head Start, and school-based settings). OPRE is requesting OMB approval of non-substantive changes to three of the questionnaires for the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE). Due to slow data collection progress to date, we anticipate needing to continue data collection activities into summer 2019. Based on analyses of 2012 NSECE data and consultation of school district calendars for the 2018-2019 school year, we wish to modify three of our questionnaires so that data collected once summer schedules start can be analyzed in conjunction with school year data. The NSECE is approved for data collection through 10/31/19, so we are not requesting an extension. Our request is only for changes to the questionnaires that would allow us to collect high quality data that can support the research objectives of the 2019 NSECE.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 9858 Name of Law: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 6187	02/13/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 40516	08/15/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	101,755	101,755	-8,000	8,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	28,160	28,810	-8,650	8,000
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Due to slow data collection progress to date, we anticipate needing to continue data collection activities into summer 2019. Based on analyses of 2012 NSECE data and consultation of school district calendars for the 2018-2019 school year, we wish to modify three of our questionnaires so that data collected once summer schedules start can be analyzed in conjunction with school year data. Some of the modifications result in a reduction in burden.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $26,700,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Molly Buck 202 205-4724 mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov

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