Arizona
Models implemented in Arizona included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 58 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
13% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
10% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
64% White
7% Multiple
4% Another race
Ethnicity
55% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
20% No high school diploma
Child Age
33% <1 year
38% 1-2 years
29% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
75% Public
20% Private
5% None
Primary Language
72% English
22% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Arizona, there were 363,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 462,600 children.
462,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 462,600 children who could benefit —
363,100 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 Arizona who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 16%
Of the 363,100 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria