Kansas
Models implemented in Kansas included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and Play and Learning Strategies. Statewide, 105 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
1% American Indian Alaska Native
5% Asian
4% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
83% White
5% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
15% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
12% No high school diploma
Child Age
19% <1 year
49% 1-2 years
32% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
90% Public
5% Private
5% None
Primary Language
75% English
20% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Kansas, there were 164,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 209,600 children.
209,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 209,600 children who could benefit —
164,200 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 14%
Of the 164,200 families who could benefit —
44% of families met one or more priority criteria
13% of families met two or more priority criteria