Virginia
Models implemented in Virginia included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 61 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
40% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
51% White
4% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
34% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
33% No high school diploma
Child Age
30% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
28% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
85% Public
10% Private
5% None
Primary Language
54% English
39% Spanish
7% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Virginia, there were 472,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 596,500 children.
596,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 596,500 children who could benefit —
472,100 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 Virginia who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 20%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 18%
Of the 472,100 families who could benefit —
45% of families met one or more priority criteria
15% of families met two or more priority criteria