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OMB Control No: 0970-0625	ICR Reference No: 202405-0970-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202401-0970-002
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Home-Based Child Care Toolkit for Nurturing School-Age Children Study
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: 05/22/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/21/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2025	05/31/2025	05/31/2025
Responses	1,186	0	760
Time Burden (Hours)	504	0	337
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to collect information to examine a toolkit of new measures designed to assess and strengthen the quality of child care, the Home-Based Child Care Toolkit for Nurturing School-Age Children (HBCC-NSAC Toolkit). This study aims to build psychometric evidence about the English version of the provider questionnaire in the HBCC-NSAC Toolkit for use with providers caring for children in a residential setting (i.e., home-based child care [HBCC]). The study team began recruitment calls (Instrument 2 and 3) on March 13, 2024 and in late April, the team began conducting the observation scheduling call (Instrument 4) with respondents who agreed to be observed. The cooperation rates (the number of people who agree to participate out of the people who complete the call) for the recruitment (Instrument 2 and 3) and observation scheduling calls (Instrument 4) are lower than anticipated thus far. In addition, the study team began receiving completed HBCC-NSAC Toolkit provider questionnaires (Instrument 5) and family surveys (Instrument 6) in late March. The team has since identified a few cases of completed questionnaires with data quality concerns (for example, lack of variation in responses). To reach the analytic goals of the study (i.e., validate the HBCC-NSAC Toolkit provider questionnaire), the study team needs sufficient, high-quality data from the provider questionnaire (Instrument 5) and the family survey (Instrument 6). Given the lower than anticipated cooperation rates, the study team will need to complete the recruitment and observation scheduling calls (Instruments 2-4) with more respondents to reach the desired number of participants recruited for the data collection. Additionally, given the data quality monitoring, the study team will need to allow more respondents (up to the number of estimated recruited respondents) to complete the provider questionnaire and family surveys (Instruments 5 and 6). The study team requests increasing the estimated number of respondents. With increased numbers, the team will be able to recruit the number of participants and allow sufficient responses required for analysis sample and sub-sample sizes. We have attached HBCC-NSAC Toolkit Study OMB Supporting Statement Part A to reflect the change in estimated number of respondents and the associated burden in Section A12 Burden

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 9858 Name of Law: The Public Health and Welfare

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:
	88 FR 67759	10/02/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 787	01/05/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	1,186	760	426
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	504	337	167
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The study team began recruitment calls (Instrument 2 and 3) on March 13, 2024 and in late April, the team began conducting the observation scheduling call (Instrument 4) with respondents who agreed to be observed. The cooperation rates (the number of people who agree to participate out of the people who complete the call) for the recruitment (Instrument 2 and 3) and observation scheduling calls (Instrument 4) are lower than anticipated thus far. In addition, the study team began receiving completed HBCC-NSAC Toolkit provider questionnaires (Instrument 5) and family surveys (Instrument 6) in late March. The team has since identified a few cases of completed questionnaires with data quality concerns (for example, lack of variation in responses). To reach the analytic goals of the study (i.e., validate the HBCC-NSAC Toolkit provider questionnaire), the study team needs sufficient, high-quality data from the provider questionnaire (Instrument 5) and the family survey (Instrument 6). This is a new information collection request. Given the lower than anticipated cooperation rates, the study team will need to complete the recruitment and observation scheduling calls (Instruments 2-4) with more respondents to reach the desired number of participants recruited for the data collection. Additionally, given the data quality monitoring, the study team will need to allow more respondents (up to the number of estimated recruited respondents) to complete the provider questionnaire and family surveys (Instruments 5 and 6). The study team requests increasing the estimated number of respondents.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,281,240

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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? No

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

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