Connecticut
Models implemented in Connecticut included Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 52 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
4% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
25% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
50% White
12% Multiple
6% Another race
Ethnicity
52% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
19% No high school diploma
Child Age
31% <1 year
39% 1-2 years
30% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
86% Public
14% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
74% English
20% Spanish
6% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Connecticut, there were 168,400 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 210,900 children.
210,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 210,900 children who could benefit —
168,400 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 Connecticut who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 22%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 12%
Of the 168,400 families who could benefit —
44% of families met one or more priority criteria
12% of families met two or more priority criteria