Virginia
Models implemented in Virginia included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 60 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
46% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
44% White
4% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
32% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
38% No high school diploma
Child Age
30% <1 year
40% 1-2 years
29% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
89% Public
6% Private
5% None
Primary Language
65% English
32% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Virginia, there were 461,400 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 589,000 children.
589,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 589,000 children who could benefit —
461,400 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 17%
Of the 461,400 families who could benefit —
43% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria