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, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 97 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
41% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
49% White
5% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
44% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
23% No high school diploma
Child Age
35% <1 year
38% 1-2 years
28% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
88% Public
7% Private
5% None
Primary Language
64% English
31% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Florida, there were 966,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 1,277,100 children.
1,277,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 1,277,100 children who could benefit —
966,100 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 25%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 15%
Of the 966,100 families who could benefit —
47% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria