Connecticut
Models implemented in Connecticut included Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 47 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
4% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
25% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
46% White
15% Multiple
7% Another race
Ethnicity
57% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
20% No high school diploma
Child Age
41% <1 year
32% 1-2 years
27% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
88% Public
12% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
66% English
27% Spanish
7% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Connecticut, there were 167,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 208,700 children.
208,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 208,700 children who could benefit —
167,300 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 13%
Of the 167,300 families who could benefit —
44% of families met one or more priority criteria
12% of families met two or more priority criteria