[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 230 (Monday, November 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76578-76579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26335]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Understanding Children's Transitions 
From Head Start to Kindergarten (New Collection)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation; Administration 
for Children and Families; HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks approval to conduct 
semi-structured, qualitative interviews with Head Start staff (grantee 
administrators, managers/coordinators, center directors, teachers, 
staff), parents, affiliated community providers, and partner local 
education agency staff (administrators, elementary school principals, 
staff, and kindergarten teachers) at six sites. A comparative case 
study design will explore varying strategies and approaches to 
supporting children's transitions from Head Start to kindergarten.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision 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.

ADDRESSES: 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: The proposed case studies intend to study the 
transition strategies and approaches employed, across various levels, 
both within and across the Head Start (HS) and elementary school 
systems. The case studies focus on how relationships across systems 
support coordinated transition practices, which are hypothesized to 
lead to the most positive outcomes for children, families, and 
teachers. Qualitative data collection protocols will explore how the 
supports for and implementation of transition approaches vary amongst 
HS grantees/delegates, HS centers, elementary schools, and Local 
Education Agencies (LEAs) within the same communities, including 
contextual factors that support or hinder meaningful collaboration.
    Respondents: Head Start administrators, Local Education Agency 
administrators, Head Start center directors, elementary school 
principals, Head Start teachers, kindergarten teachers, elementary 
school staff, Head Start managers & coordinators, Head Start parents/
families (pre- and post-kindergarten transition), Community Service 
Providers.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                Number of
                                              Number of       responses per    Avg. burden per    Total burden/
               Instrument                    respondents       respondent       response (in      annual burden
                                             (total over       (total over         hours)          (in hours)
                                           request period)   request period)
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Initial outreach and recruitment scripts                36               1.3               1.3                47
 for Programs and Schools (Head Start
 grantee and delegate agency
 administrator, Local Education Agency
 administrator, Head Start Center
 Director, elementary principal)........
Initial Outreach and Recruitment Scripts                72                 1              0.25                18
 for Head Start Families................
Administrator Interview Protocol (Head                  30                 1                 1                30
 Start grantee and delegate agency
 administrator, Local Education Agency
 administrator).........................
Site Leadership Interview Protocol (Head                12                 1              1.25                15
 Start Center Director, elementary
 principal).............................
Teacher & Staff Interview Protocol (Head                30                 1              .80s                24
 Start teacher, kindergarten teacher,
 elementary staff)......................
Head Start Manager/Coordinator Interview                12                 1              1.25                15
 Protocol...............................
Head Start Family Background                            48                 1               .25                12
 Questionnaire..........................
Head Start Family Focus Group Protocol..                48                 1              1.25                60
Kindergarten Family Interview Protocol..                12                 1               .75                 9
Community Partner Interview Protocol....                 6                 1                 1                 6
Social Network Instrument...............                90                 1               .25                23
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 259.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9835 and 42 U.S.C. 9844.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-26335 Filed 11-27-20; 8:45 am]
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