Vermont
Models implemented in Vermont included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 15 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
* Asian
5% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
88% White
4% Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
5% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
17% No high school diploma
Child Age
44% <1 year
51% 1-2 years
5% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
92% Public
7% Private
1% None
Primary Language
94% English
2% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Vermont, there were 27,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 32,900 children.
32,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 32,900 children who could benefit —
27,200 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 19%
- Parent with no high school diploma 1%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 13%
Of the 27,200 families who could benefit —
42% of families met one or more priority criteria
10% of families met two or more priority criteria