Idaho
Models implemented in Idaho included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 17 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
1% American Indian Alaska Native
* Asian
4% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
87% White
5% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
30% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
20% No high school diploma
Child Age
25% <1 year
46% 1-2 years
30% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
62% Public
12% Private
26% None
Primary Language
84% English
5% Spanish
11% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Idaho, there were 106,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 133,600 children.
133,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 133,600 children who could benefit —
106,200 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 Idaho who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 14%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 13%
Of the 106,200 families who could benefit —
40% of families met one or more priority criteria
10% of families met two or more priority criteria