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 Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families
 Proposed Projects *Title:*
                    Head Start Impact Study. *OMB No.:*
                    New Collection. *Description:*
                    The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is requesting comments on plans to conduct the Head Start Impact Study. This study is being conducted under contract with Westat, Inc. (with the Urban Institute, American Institutes for Research, and Decision Information Resources as their subcontractors) (#282-00-0022) to collect information for determining, on a national basis, how Head Start affects the school readiness of children participating in the program as compared to children not enrolled in Head Start and to determine under which conditions Head Start works best and for which children. The Head Start Impact Study involves ten waves of data collection. The first two waves will occur during the field test in fall 2001 and spring 2002. The field test will involve approximately 600 first time enrolled three- and four-year old preschool children across eight grantee/delegate agencies representing different community contexts. The children participating will be randomly assigned to either a Head Start group (that receives Head Start program services) or a comparison group (that does not receive Head Start services but may enroll in other available services selected by their parents or be cared for at home). Waves three through ten will involve data collection for the full-scale study. The Head Start Impact Study is a longitudinal study that will involve approximately 5,000-6,000 first time enrolled three- and four-year old preschool children across an estimated 75 nationally representative grantee/delegate agencies (in communities where there are more eligible children and families than can be served by the program). Data collection for the full-scale study will begin in fall 2002 and extend through spring 2006 with child assessments, conducted in the fall and spring of the Head Start years and in the spring of the kindergarten and first grade years and parent interviews conducted in the fall and spring of each year. Interviews/surveys with program staff/care providers, and quality of care assessments will be conducted in the spring of each year. This schedule of data collection is necessitated by the mandate in Head Start's 1998 reauthorization (Coates Human Services Amendments of 1998, PL 05-285) that DHHS conduct research to determine, on a national level, the impact of Head Start on the children it serves. *Respondents:*
                    Individuals or households, Head Start Agencies, school districts, and other child care providers. *Annual Burden Estimates:*
                    Estimated Response Burden for Respondents to the Head Start Impact Study—fall 2001, spring 2002, fall 2002, spring 2003, fall 2003, spring 2004, fall 2004, spring 2005, fall 2005, and spring 2006. Instrument
Number of respondents
Number of responses per respondent
Average burden hours per response
Total burden hoursYear 1 (fall 2001):Parent Interviews
600
1
1.00
600Child Assessments
600
1
0.66
400Year 1 (spring 2002):Parent Interviews
540
1
1.00
540Child Assessments
540
1
0.66
360( print page 21759)Teacher Ratings
108
5
0.25
27Family Services Coordinators
50
1
0.75
38Education Coordinators
50
1
0.75
38Center Directors/Principals
50
1
1.00
50Classroom Teachers/Care Providers
108
1
0.50
54Total—year 1



2,107Year 2 (fall 2002):Parent Interviews
5,111
1
1.00
5,111Child Assessments
5,111
1
0.66
3,407Year 2 (spring 2003):Parent Interviews
4,599
1
1.00
4,599Child Assessments
4,599
1
0.66
3,066Teacher Ratings
920
5
0.25
230Family Services Coordinators
500
1
0.75
375Education Coordinators
500
1
0.75
375Center Directors/Principals
500
1
1.00
500Classroom Teachers/Care Providers
920
1
0.50
460Total—year 2



18,123Year 3 (fall 2003):Parent Interviews
4,139
1
1.00
4,139Child Assessments
2,287
1
0.66
1,525Year 3 (spring 2004):Parent Interviews
3,910
1
1.00
3,910Child Assessments
3,910
1
0.66
2,607Teacher Ratings
782
5
0.25
196Family Services Coordinators
450
1
0.75
338Education Coordinators
450
1
0.75
338Center Directors/Principals
450
1
1.00
450Classroom Teachers/Care Providers
782
1
0.50
391Total—year 3



13,894Year 4 (fall 2004):Parent Interviews
3,519
1
1.00
3,519Year 4 (spring 2005):Parent Interviews
3,519
1
1.00
3,519Child Assessments
3,519
1
0.66
2,346Teacher Ratings
704
5
0.25
176Family Services Coordinators
405
1
0.75
304Education Coordinators
405
1
0.75
304Center Directors/Principals
405
1
1.00
405Classroom Teachers/Care Providers
704
1
0.50
352Total—year 4



10,925Year 5 (fall 2005):Parent Interviews
1,667
1
1.00
1,667Year 5 (spring 2006):Parent Interviews
1,667
1
1.00
1,667Child Assessments
1,667
1
0.66
1,111Teacher Ratings
333
5
0.25
83Family Services Coordinators
300
1
0.75
225Education Coordinators
300
1
0.75
225Center Directors/Principals
300
1
1.00
300Classroom Teachers/Care Providers
333
1
0.50
167Total—year 5



5,445Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours



10,098
 Note: The 10,098 Total Annual Burden Hours is based on an average of 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, and 2005-06 estimated burden hours. In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described above. Copies of the proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF 
                    ( print page 21760)
                    Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. 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. Dated: April 26, 2001. Bob Sargis, Reports Clearance Officer.


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