Idaho
Models implemented in Idaho included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 16 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
<1% Asian
3% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
86% White
6% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
29% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
20% No high school diploma
Child Age
27% <1 year
45% 1-2 years
28% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
66% Public
13% Private
20% None
Primary Language
93% English
2% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Idaho, there were 106,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 133,000 children.
133,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 133,000 children who could benefit —
106,900 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 Idaho who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 14%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 11%
Of the 106,900 families who could benefit —
39% of families met one or more priority criteria
8% of families met two or more priority criteria