Vermont
Models implemented in Vermont included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 19 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
5% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
87% White
5% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
7% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
14% No high school diploma
Child Age
39% <1 year
53% 1-2 years
8% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
80% Public
19% Private
1% None
Primary Language
92% English
4% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Vermont, there were 25,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 32,400 children.
32,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 32,400 children who could benefit —
25,800 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 17%
- Single mother 19%
- Parent with no high school diploma 1%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 11%
Of the 25,800 families who could benefit —
40% of families met one or more priority criteria
8% of families met two or more priority criteria