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, 102 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
6% Asian
5% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
83% White
4% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
18% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
12% No high school diploma
Child Age
17% <1 year
48% 1-2 years
35% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
93% Public
5% Private
2% None
Primary Language
70% English
25% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Kansas, there were 160,500 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 205,700 children.
205,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 205,700 children who could benefit —
160,500 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 18%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 14%
Of the 160,500 families who could benefit —
43% of families met one or more priority criteria
12% of families met two or more priority criteria