Colorado
Models implemented in Colorado included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare/SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 85 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
3% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
5% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
80% White
8% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
47% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
39% No high school diploma
Child Age
24% <1 year
44% 1-2 years
32% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
81% Public
12% Private
7% None
Primary Language
73% English
24% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Colorado, there were 312,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 392,700 children.
392,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 392,700 children who could benefit —
312,200 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 Colorado who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 16%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 19%
Of the 312,200 families who could benefit —
43% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria