Arkansas
Models implemented in Arkansas included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker Program, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 63 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
30% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
58% White
7% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
12% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
19% No high school diploma
Child Age
10% <1 year
29% 1-2 years
61% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
67% Public
25% Private
8% None
Primary Language
88% English
11% Spanish
1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Arkansas, there were 171,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 213,900 children.
213,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 213,900 children who could benefit —
171,600 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 Arkansas who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 25%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 21%
Of the 171,600 families who could benefit —
51% of families met one or more priority criteria
17% of families met two or more priority criteria