Wisconsin
Models implemented in Wisconsin included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 51 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
5% American Indian Alaska Native
5% Asian
14% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
66% White
8% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
29% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
20% No high school diploma
Child Age
35% <1 year
51% 1-2 years
13% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
93% Public
5% Private
3% None
Primary Language
77% English
20% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Wisconsin, there were 275,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 362,500 children.
362,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 362,500 children who could benefit —
275,600 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 Wisconsin who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 22%
- Parent with no high school diploma 3%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 12%
Of the 275,600 families who could benefit —
44% of families met one or more priority criteria
13% of families met two or more priority criteria