Connecticut
Models implemented in Connecticut included Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Minding the Baby, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 89 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
1% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
19% Black
1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
55% White
13% Multiple
9% Another race
Ethnicity
48% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
22% No high school diploma
Child Age
27% <1 year
39% 1-2 years
33% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
90% Public
9% Private
1% None
Primary Language
79% English
16% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Connecticut, there were 171,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 216,500 children.
216,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 216,500 children who could benefit —
171,700 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 Connecticut who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 19%
Of the 171,700 families who could benefit —
46% of families met one or more priority criteria
17% of families met two or more priority criteria