Wyoming
Models implemented in Wyoming included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 33 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
6% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
* Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
73% White
8% Multiple
9% Another race
Ethnicity
27% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
22% No high school diploma
Child Age
22% <1 year
50% 1-2 years
28% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
Data not available
Primary Language
72% English
27% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Wyoming, there were 31,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 37,700 children.
37,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 37,700 children who could benefit —
31,800 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 Wyoming who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 17%
- Parent with no high school diploma 3%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 13%
Of the 31,800 families who could benefit —
41% of families met one or more priority criteria
11% of families met two or more priority criteria