Florida
Models implemented in Florida included Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and Play and Learning Strategies. Statewide, 99 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
35% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
54% White
4% Multiple
5% Another race
Ethnicity
40% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
29% No high school diploma
Child Age
36% <1 year
33% 1-2 years
31% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
89% Public
8% Private
3% None
Primary Language
67% English
26% Spanish
6% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Florida, there were 989,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 1,298,600 children.
1,298,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 1,298,600 children who could benefit —
989,100 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 Florida who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 27%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 25%
Of the 989,100 families who could benefit —
52% of families met one or more priority criteria
21% of families met two or more priority criteria