Colorado
Models implemented in Colorado included Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 95 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
3% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
7% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
80% White
7% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
53% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
22% No high school diploma
Child Age
30% <1 year
45% 1-2 years
25% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
87% Public
9% Private
4% None
Primary Language
79% English
18% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Colorado, there were 296,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 387,700 children.
387,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 387,700 children who could benefit —
296,800 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 Colorado who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 15%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 15%
Of the 296,800 families who could benefit —
41% of families met one or more priority criteria
12% of families met two or more priority criteria