Rhode Island
Models implemented in Rhode Island included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 24 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
20% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
49% White
6% Multiple
21% Another race
Ethnicity
37% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
28% No high school diploma
Child Age
33% <1 year
44% 1-2 years
23% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
94% Public
6% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
64% English
30% Spanish
6% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Rhode Island, there were 51,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 64,600 children.
64,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 64,600 children who could benefit —
51,000 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 Rhode Island who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 27%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 19%
Of the 51,000 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
17% of families met two or more priority criteria