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, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 230 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
14% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
50% White
10% Multiple
19% Another race
Ethnicity
68% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
27% No high school diploma
Child Age
34% <1 year
46% 1-2 years
19% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
88% Public
8% Private
4% None
Primary Language
64% English
32% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In California, there were 2,044,400 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 2,722,900 children.
2,722,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 2,722,900 children who could benefit —
2,044,400 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 8%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 20%
Of the 2,044,400 families who could benefit —
47% of families met one or more priority criteria
17% of families met two or more priority criteria