Connecticut
Models implemented in Connecticut included Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 49 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
4% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
24% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
45% White
17% Multiple
7% Another race
Ethnicity
64% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
18% No high school diploma
Child Age
30% <1 year
39% 1-2 years
31% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
79% Public
20% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
48% English
43% Spanish
9% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Connecticut, there were 166,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 208,600 children.
208,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 208,600 children who could benefit —
166,700 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 20%
- Single mother 23%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 12%
Of the 166,700 families who could benefit —
44% of families met one or more priority criteria
12% of families met two or more priority criteria