Virginia
Models implemented in Virginia included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 63 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
39% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
52% White
4% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
20% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
30% No high school diploma
Child Age
32% <1 year
41% 1-2 years
27% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
86% Public
6% Private
8% None
Primary Language
71% English
25% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Virginia, there were 464,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 591,800 children.
591,800 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 591,800 children who could benefit —
464,700 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 20%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 18%
Of the 464,700 families who could benefit —
44% of families met one or more priority criteria
15% of families met two or more priority criteria