Kansas
Models implemented in Kansas included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and Play and Learning Strategies. Statewide, 104 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
1% American Indian Alaska Native
5% Asian
5% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
84% White
4% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
15% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
11% No high school diploma
Child Age
19% <1 year
49% 1-2 years
31% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
91% Public
5% Private
4% None
Primary Language
82% English
14% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Kansas, there were 170,500 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 219,900 children.
219,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 219,900 children who could benefit —
170,500 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 Kansas who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 19%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 20%
Of the 170,500 families who could benefit —
45% of families met one or more priority criteria
16% of families met two or more priority criteria