Nevada
Models implemented in Nevada included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 11 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
3% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
13% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
63% White
17% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
42% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
15% No high school diploma
Child Age
28% <1 year
37% 1-2 years
34% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
73% Public
22% Private
4% None
Primary Language
72% English
23% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Nevada, there were 161,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 208,500 children.
208,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 208,500 children who could benefit —
161,100 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 Nevada who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 23%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 15%
Of the 161,100 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria