Connecticut
Models implemented in Connecticut included Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, 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
29% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
53% White
10% Multiple
4% Another race
Ethnicity
45% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
20% No high school diploma
Child Age
31% <1 year
35% 1-2 years
34% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
88% Public
11% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
82% English
14% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Connecticut, there were 167,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 210,200 children.
210,200 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 210,200 children who could benefit —
167,800 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 Connecticut who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 23%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 18%
Of the 167,800 families who could benefit —
45% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria