Delaware
Models implemented in Delaware included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 11 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
6% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
36% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
46% White
6% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
25% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
37% No high school diploma
Child Age
28% <1 year
44% 1-2 years
28% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
89% Public
4% Private
7% None
Primary Language
73% English
24% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Delaware, there were 48,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 64,400 children.
64,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 64,400 children who could benefit —
48,300 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 Delaware who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 29%
- Parent with no high school diploma 8%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 22%
Of the 48,300 families who could benefit —
53% of families met one or more priority criteria
20% of families met two or more priority criteria