Rhode Island
Models implemented in Rhode Island included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 17 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
25% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
53% White
5% Multiple
12% Another race
Ethnicity
53% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
26% No high school diploma
Child Age
40% <1 year
41% 1-2 years
19% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
89% Public
10% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
46% English
45% Spanish
9% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Rhode Island, there were 49,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 61,700 children.
61,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 61,700 children who could benefit —
49,900 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 17%
- Single mother 27%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 13%
Of the 49,900 families who could benefit —
47% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria