Rhode Island
Models implemented in Rhode Island included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Healthy Families America, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 20 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
23% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
49% White
4% Multiple
19% Another race
Ethnicity
51% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
27% No high school diploma
Child Age
34% <1 year
45% 1-2 years
20% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
89% Public
9% Private
1% None
Primary Language
53% English
39% Spanish
8% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Rhode Island, there were 49,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 63,300 children.
63,300 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 63,300 children who could benefit —
49,700 families could benefit from home visiting
Many home visiting services are geared toward particular subpopulations. The NHVRC estimated the percentage of families who could benefit in Rhode Island who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 17%
- Single mother 26%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 13%
Of the 49,700 families who could benefit —
46% of families met one or more priority criteria
13% of families met two or more priority criteria