California
Models implemented in California included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and Promoting First Relationships. Statewide, 238 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
3% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
14% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
50% White
11% Multiple
18% Another race
Ethnicity
66% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
26% No high school diploma
Child Age
36% <1 year
46% 1-2 years
18% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
91% Public
5% Private
4% None
Primary Language
64% English
31% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In California, there were 1,991,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 2,611,000 children.
2,611,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 2,611,000 children who could benefit —
1,991,100 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 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 13%
Of the 1,991,100 families who could benefit —
45% of families met one or more priority criteria
13% of families met two or more priority criteria