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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 153 / Thursday, August 12, 2021 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review;
Understanding Childrens Transitions From Head Start to Kindergarten HS2K New Collection Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:

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 ReviewOpen 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, ADDRESSES:

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 LEA
staff administrators, elementary school principals, staff, and kindergarten teachers at six sites. A comparative case
SUMMARY:

study design will explore varying strategies and approaches to supporting childrens 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.

across various levels, both within and across the Head Start 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 Head Start grantees/delegates, Head Start centers, elementary schools, and LEAs within the same communities, including contextual factors that support or hinder meaningful collaboration.
Respondents: Head Start administrators, LEA administrators, Head Start center directors, elementary school principals, Head Start teachers, kindergarten teachers, elementary school staff, Head Start managers &
coordinators, Head Start parents/
families preand post-kindergarten transition, Community Service Providers.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of respondents total over request period
Instrument
Supplemental Materials A: Initial outreach and recruitment scripts for Programs and Schools Head Start grantee and delegate agency administrator, Local Education Agency administrator, Head Start Center Director, elementary principal
Supplemental Materials B: Initial Outreach and Recruitment Scripts for Head Start Families
Administrator Interview Protocol Head Start grantee and delegate agency administrator, Local Education Agency administrator
Site Leadership Interview Protocol Head Start Center Director, elementary principal
Teacher & Staff Interview Protocol Head Start teacher, kindergarten teacher, elementary staff
Head Start Manager/Coordinator Interview Protocol
Head Start Family Background Questionnaire
Head Start Family Focus Group Protocol
Kindergarten Family Interview Protocol
Community Partner Interview Protocol
Social Network Instrument

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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 129.15.

Number of responses per respondent total over request period
Avg. Burden per response in hours
1.3

1.3

46.8

23.4

72

1

.25

18

9

30

1

1

30

15

12

1

1.25

15

7.5

30
12
48
48
12
6 90

1
1 1
1 1
1 1

.80
1.25
.25
1.25
.75
1 .25

24
15
12
60
9 6
22.5

12
7.5
6 30
4.5
3 11.25

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

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