California
Models implemented in California included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare/SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 217 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
3% American Indian Alaska Native
5% Asian
11% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
60% White
6% Multiple
16% Another race
Ethnicity
72% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
40% No high school diploma
Child Age
33% <1 year
58% 1-2 years
9% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
86% Public
8% Private
7% None
Primary Language
56% English
39% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In California, there were 2,203,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 2,894,300 children.
2,894,300 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 2,894,300 children who could benefit —
2,203,600 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 California who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 23%
- Parent with no high school diploma 11%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 24%
Of the 2,203,600 families who could benefit —
51% of families met one or more priority criteria
21% of families met two or more priority criteria