Delaware
Models implemented in Delaware included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and Promoting First Relationships. Statewide, 10 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
10% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
40% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
39% White
5% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
30% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
21% No high school diploma
Child Age
32% <1 year
47% 1-2 years
21% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
91% Public
3% Private
6% None
Primary Language
78% English
18% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Delaware, there were 46,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 62,700 children.
62,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 62,700 children who could benefit —
46,100 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 17%
- Single mother 27%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 14%
Of the 46,100 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria