Florida
Models implemented in Florida included Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and Play and Learning Strategies. Statewide, 97 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
42% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
49% White
5% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
43% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
22% No high school diploma
Child Age
36% <1 year
36% 1-2 years
29% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
88% Public
8% Private
4% None
Primary Language
68% English
28% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Florida, there were 975,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 1,295,000 children.
1,295,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 1,295,000 children who could benefit —
975,300 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 Florida who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 26%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 23%
Of the 975,300 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
18% of families met two or more priority criteria