Connecticut
Models implemented in Connecticut included Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Healthy Families America, Minding the Baby, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 58 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
24% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
56% White
11% Multiple
5% Another race
Ethnicity
49% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
16% No high school diploma
Child Age
33% <1 year
31% 1-2 years
36% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
89% Public
11% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
89% English
10% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Connecticut, there were 164,500 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 212,000 children.
212,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 212,000 children who could benefit —
164,500 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 Connecticut who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 23%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 18%
Of the 164,500 families who could benefit —
45% of families met one or more priority criteria
15% of families met two or more priority criteria