Texas
Models implemented in Texas included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and Play and Learning Strategies. Statewide, 111 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
13% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
79% White
4% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
69% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
20% No high school diploma
Child Age
25% <1 year
30% 1-2 years
44% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
67% Public
24% Private
8% None
Primary Language
68% English
30% Spanish
1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Texas, there were 1,749,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 2,319,700 children.
2,319,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 2,319,700 children who could benefit —
1,749,000 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 Texas who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 23%
- Parent with no high school diploma 10%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 24%
Of the 1,749,000 families who could benefit —
51% of families met one or more priority criteria
20% of families met two or more priority criteria