Arkansas
Models implemented in Arkansas included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 66 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
<1% Asian
31% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
63% White
3% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
12% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
17% No high school diploma
Child Age
7% <1 year
12% 1-2 years
81% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
77% Public
19% Private
5% None
Primary Language
92% English
8% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Arkansas, there were 175,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 225,400 children.
225,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 225,400 children who could benefit —
175,900 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 Arkansas who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 8%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 5%
- Low income 31%
Of the 175,900 families who could benefit —
54% of families met one or more priority criteria
24% of families met two or more priority criteria