NonSub Change Request – FACES 2019 Fall 2021 Consents and Surveys

To: Jordan Cohen

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

From: Nina Philipsen

Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE)

Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

Date: September 15, 2021

Subject: NonSubstantive Change Request – Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2019) (OMB #0970-0151)

This memo requests approval of nonsubstantive changes to the approved information collection, Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2019) (OMB #0970-0151).

Background

Fall 2021 data collection activities, including obtaining consent from study members, was approved for FACES and AIAN FACES on July 30, 2021. We now propose two changes to consent materials for parents and teachers.

Overview of Requested Changes

We revised consent language for FACES and AIAN FACES parents and teachers. For parents, we added the sentence, “There are no risks or direct benefits from taking part in the study.” We also added a quick response (QR) code for ease in accessing the consent form electronically. For the teachers, we revised the consent language to more accurately describe the contents of the surveys. The proposed revisions fit within the general purpose of the FACES and AIAN FACES data collection and the intended uses of FACES and AIAN FACES data overall. The following instruments have been updated:

• FACES 2019 fall 2021 special parent consent form for fall 2021 and spring 2022 data collection (Attachment 29)

• FACES 2019 fall 2021 special Head Start teacher survey (Attachment 32)

• AIAN FACES 2019 fall 2021 special parent consent form for fall 2021 and spring 2022 data collection (Attachment 35)

• AIAN FACES 2019 fall 2021 special Head Start teacher survey (Attachment 38)

Time Sensitivities

Consent activites for parents are scheduled to begin on September 27, 2021. Consent activities for teachers are scheduled to begin on October 14, 2021.