Wyoming
Models implemented in Wyoming included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 9 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
4% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
* Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
86% White
4% Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
23% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
22% No high school diploma
Child Age
27% <1 year
51% 1-2 years
22% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
82% Public
12% Private
6% None
Primary Language
89% English
0% Spanish
11% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Wyoming, there were 32,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 42,100 children.
42,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 42,100 children who could benefit —
32,300 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 Wyoming who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 15%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 20%
Of the 32,300 families who could benefit —
44% of families met one or more priority criteria
15% of families met two or more priority criteria