Vermont
Models implemented in Vermont included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 24 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
* Asian
* Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
90% White
5% Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
* Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
15% No high school diploma
Child Age
46% <1 year
41% 1-2 years
13% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
97% Public
2% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
97% English
1% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Vermont, there were 29,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 36,100 children.
36,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 36,100 children who could benefit —
29,200 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 Vermont who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 19%
- Parent with no high school diploma 3%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 18%
Of the 29,200 families who could benefit —
44% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria