Idaho
Models implemented in Idaho included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 14 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
2% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
92% White
2% Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
26% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
23% No high school diploma
Child Age
24% <1 year
41% 1-2 years
35% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
85% Public
8% Private
8% None
Primary Language
98% English
2% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Idaho, there were 100,400 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 134,100 children.
134,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 134,100 children who could benefit —
100,400 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 Idaho who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 13%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 21%
Of the 100,400 families who could benefit —
43% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria