California
Models implemented in California included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Family Connects, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 223 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
3% American Indian Alaska Native
6% Asian
16% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
51% White
12% Multiple
12% Another race
Ethnicity
62% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
26% No high school diploma
Child Age
39% <1 year
41% 1-2 years
20% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
81% Public
17% Private
2% None
Primary Language
69% English
27% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In California, there were 2,131,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 2,837,500 children.
2,837,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 2,837,500 children who could benefit —
2,131,800 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 22%
- Parent with no high school diploma 9%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 22%
Of the 2,131,800 families who could benefit —
49% of families met one or more priority criteria
19% of families met two or more priority criteria