Idaho
Models implemented in Idaho included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 17 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
3% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
89% White
4% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
31% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
17% No high school diploma
Child Age
27% <1 year
44% 1-2 years
29% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
58% Public
11% Private
31% None
Primary Language
82% English
8% Spanish
9% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Idaho, there were 106,400 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 133,100 children.
133,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 133,100 children who could benefit —
106,400 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 14%
- Parent with no high school diploma 3%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 12%
Of the 106,400 families who could benefit —
40% of families met one or more priority criteria
9% of families met two or more priority criteria