Delaware
Models implemented in Delaware included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 10 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
8% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
38% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
36% White
8% Multiple
6% Another race
Ethnicity
33% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
23% No high school diploma
Child Age
31% <1 year
46% 1-2 years
24% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
86% Public
5% Private
9% None
Primary Language
66% English
29% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Delaware, there were 48,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 64,100 children.
64,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 64,100 children who could benefit —
48,300 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 Delaware who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 17%
- Single mother 28%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 16%
Of the 48,300 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
15% of families met two or more priority criteria