Connecticut
Models implemented in Connecticut included Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Minding the Baby, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 91 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
21% Black
1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
56% White
11% Multiple
6% Another race
Ethnicity
48% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
21% No high school diploma
Child Age
24% <1 year
38% 1-2 years
39% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
90% Public
9% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
81% English
15% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Connecticut, there were 167,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 213,400 children.
213,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 213,400 children who could benefit —
167,300 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 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 18%
Of the 167,300 families who could benefit —
46% of families met one or more priority criteria
16% of families met two or more priority criteria