Kentucky
Models implemented in Kentucky included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Health Access Nurturing Development Services, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker Program, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 73 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
* Asian
8% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
89% White
* Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
5% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
22% No high school diploma
Child Age
43% <1 year
50% 1-2 years
7% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
87% Public
8% Private
5% None
Primary Language
92% English
<1% Spanish
7% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Kentucky, there were 251,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 316,900 children.
316,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 316,900 children who could benefit —
251,200 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 Kentucky who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 23%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 28%
Of the 251,200 families who could benefit —
51% of families met one or more priority criteria
21% of families met two or more priority criteria