Delaware
Models implemented in Delaware included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 8 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
8% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
34% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
48% White
7% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
24% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
28% No high school diploma
Child Age
30% <1 year
44% 1-2 years
25% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
88% Public
12% Private
0% None
Primary Language
86% English
12% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Delaware, there were 45,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 62,900 children.
62,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 62,900 children who could benefit —
45,900 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 28%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 21%
Of the 45,900 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
20% of families met two or more priority criteria