Virginia
Models implemented in Virginia included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 57 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
6% Asian
47% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
32% White
5% Multiple
9% Another race
Ethnicity
33% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
29% No high school diploma
Child Age
18% <1 year
47% 1-2 years
35% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
79% Public
16% Private
6% None
Primary Language
58% English
37% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Virginia, there were 448,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 565,100 children.
565,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 565,100 children who could benefit —
448,900 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 Virginia who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 19%
- Parent with no high school diploma 3%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 13%
Of the 448,900 families who could benefit —
42% of families met one or more priority criteria
11% of families met two or more priority criteria