No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
No
Regular
09/28/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2026
06/30/2026
106,200
106,200
29,388
29,388
0
0
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approved the 2024 NSECE data collection on June 7, 2023, and
the study team is scheduled to begin data collection outreach
activities in late October 2023. The 2024 NSECE, a set of four
coordinated nationally representative surveys, is preceded by the
2019 NSECE (OMB #0970-0391) and the 2012 NSECE (OMB #0970-0391),
which assembled the first national portrait of the demand for and
supply of early care and education (ECE) since the 1990’s. Through
a set of four inter-related surveys, the 2024 National Survey of
Early Care and Education (NSECE) will collect information on (1)
home- and center-based ECE services available (supply) to families
with children ages birth through 5 years, not yet in kindergarten;
(2) characteristics of the center-based ECE workforce providing
these services; and (3) households with children under age 13
years. These surveys of center- and home-based providers,
center-based workforce, and households will gather
nationally-representative information on the supply of ECE
available to families across all income levels; the demand for ECE;
the factors influencing parents’ choices and utilization of ECE for
their children; and the interaction of supply and demand -
specifically the extent to which families’ needs and preferences
coordinate well with providers’ offerings and constraints. Our
preparations for data collection for the 2024 NSECE have included
review of selected state ECE program rules for licensing and public
pre-kindergarten, cognitive testing of the Spanish Household Survey
instrument during the public comment period, and testing of
programmed questionnaires. Through these activities, we have
identified a small number of edits to the questionnaires that would
1) better reflect current state policies, 2) improve consistency
within questionnaires and between the English and Spanish versions,
and 3) improve data quality through clarified instructions for data
entry.
US Code:
42
USC 9858 Name of Law: Child Care and Development Block Grant
Act
US Code: 42
USC 618 Name of Law: SSA 418 as extended by the Continuing
Approp Act of 2017 and TANF Exten Act 2019
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.