Vermont
Models implemented in Vermont included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 14 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
* Asian
3% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
93% White
* Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
3% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
18% No high school diploma
Child Age
45% <1 year
49% 1-2 years
5% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
95% Public
4% Private
1% None
Primary Language
96% English
<1% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Vermont, there were 28,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 35,200 children.
35,200 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 35,200 children who could benefit —
28,600 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 Vermont who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 18%
- Parent with no high school diploma 3%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 19%
Of the 28,600 families who could benefit —
42% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria