New Mexico
Models implemented in New Mexico included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 43 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
33% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
1% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
62% White
2% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
56% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
16% No high school diploma
Child Age
18% <1 year
47% 1-2 years
34% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
87% Public
9% Private
4% None
Primary Language
81% English
11% Spanish
8% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In New Mexico, there were 110,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 144,500 children.
144,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 144,500 children who could benefit —
110,600 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 New Mexico who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 32%
- Parent with no high school diploma 9%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 33%
Of the 110,600 families who could benefit —
58% of families met one or more priority criteria
28% of families met two or more priority criteria