Florida
Models implemented in Florida included Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 94 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
38% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
52% White
5% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
48% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
23% No high school diploma
Child Age
35% <1 year
39% 1-2 years
26% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
84% Public
10% Private
6% None
Primary Language
58% English
37% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Florida, there were 965,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 1,288,700 children.
1,288,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 1,288,700 children who could benefit —
965,900 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 Florida who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 25%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 18%
Of the 965,900 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
15% of families met two or more priority criteria