Delaware
Models implemented in Delaware included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 9 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
5% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
35% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
47% White
7% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
27% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
27% No high school diploma
Child Age
35% <1 year
41% 1-2 years
23% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
93% Public
4% Private
3% None
Primary Language
72% English
23% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Delaware, there were 47,500 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 63,500 children.
63,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 63,500 children who could benefit —
47,500 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 Delaware who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 28%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 21%
Of the 47,500 families who could benefit —
51% of families met one or more priority criteria
20% of families met two or more priority criteria