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, Play and Learning Strategies, and Promoting First Relationships. Statewide, 103 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
6% Asian
5% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
82% White
6% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
17% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
12% No high school diploma
Child Age
18% <1 year
48% 1-2 years
34% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
92% Public
5% Private
3% None
Primary Language
71% English
23% Spanish
6% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Kansas, there were 162,400 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 209,800 children.
209,800 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 209,800 children who could benefit —
162,400 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 Kansas who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 18%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 16%
Of the 162,400 families who could benefit —
44% of families met one or more priority criteria
13% of families met two or more priority criteria