Colorado
Models implemented in Colorado included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 96 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
3% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
7% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
77% White
10% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
55% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
24% No high school diploma
Child Age
30% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
28% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
86% Public
8% Private
6% None
Primary Language
75% English
21% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Colorado, there were 296,400 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 378,400 children.
378,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 378,400 children who could benefit —
296,400 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 Colorado who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 14%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 15%
Of the 296,400 families who could benefit —
40% of families met one or more priority criteria
11% of families met two or more priority criteria