Arkansas
Models implemented in Arkansas included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, 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
2% Asian
30% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
63% White
4% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
12% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
13% No high school diploma
Child Age
7% <1 year
11% 1-2 years
82% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
76% Public
20% Private
4% None
Primary Language
93% English
7% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Arkansas, there were 176,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 223,500 children.
223,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 223,500 children who could benefit —
176,600 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 25%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 5%
- Low income 30%
Of the 176,600 families who could benefit —
54% of families met one or more priority criteria
24% of families met two or more priority criteria