Kansas
Models implemented in Kansas included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and Play and Learning Strategies. Statewide, 106 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
4% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
84% White
4% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
16% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
12% No high school diploma
Child Age
20% <1 year
52% 1-2 years
28% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
90% Public
6% Private
5% None
Primary Language
81% English
15% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Kansas, there were 175,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 227,100 children.
227,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 227,100 children who could benefit —
175,000 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 Kansas who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 21%
- Single mother 20%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 22%
Of the 175,000 families who could benefit —
47% of families met one or more priority criteria
18% of families met two or more priority criteria