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, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 55 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
<1% Asian
27% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
66% White
5% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
12% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
13% No high school diploma
Child Age
10% <1 year
26% 1-2 years
64% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
74% Public
21% Private
5% None
Primary Language
94% English
6% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Arkansas, there were 178,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 221,400 children.
221,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 221,400 children who could benefit —
178,700 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 25%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 28%
Of the 178,700 families who could benefit —
52% of families met one or more priority criteria
22% of families met two or more priority criteria