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, Play and Learning Strategies, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 101 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
43% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
49% White
4% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
42% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
28% No high school diploma
Child Age
33% <1 year
35% 1-2 years
32% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
88% Public
8% Private
3% None
Primary Language
70% English
26% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Florida, there were 982,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 1,307,800 children.
1,307,800 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 1,307,800 children who could benefit —
982,900 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 Florida who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 26%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 24%
Of the 982,900 families who could benefit —
51% of families met one or more priority criteria
20% of families met two or more priority criteria