State & Indigenous Profiles

Washington

Models implemented in Washington included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Family Spirit, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and Promoting First Relationships. Statewide, 71 local agencies operated at least one of these models.

58,979
home visits provided
including 15,383 virtual visits
6,899
families served
6,910
children served

Ethnicity

46% Hispanic or Latino

Caregiver Education

27% No high school diploma

Child Age

43% <1 year

45% 1-2 years

12% 3-5 years

Child Insurance Status

84% Public

11% Private

5% None

Primary Language

73% English

20% Spanish

7% Another language

Potential Beneficiaries

In Washington, there were 420,400 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 517,200 children.

517,200 children could benefit from home visiting

Of the 517,200 children who could benefit —

420,400 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 Washington who met the following priority criteria:

  • Child <1 19%
  • Single mother 17%
  • Parent with no high school diploma 4%
  • Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
  • Low income 11%

Of the 420,400 families who could benefit —

41% of families met one or more priority criteria

10% of families met two or more priority criteria

NHVRC State Profiles present data provided by evidence-based models, which include both MIECHV and non-MIECHV data. This State Profile includes participant data from the following evidence-based models: EHS, Family Connects, Family Spirit, NFP, PAT, and PFR. • Missing and unknown data were not included in calculations. • Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. • Public insurance includes Medicaid, CHIP, and TRICARE. • Low income is defined as family income below the federal poverty threshold. • Single mothers include single, never married mothers or pregnant women. • EHS data may be underreported. Data include EHS programs that provided home-based services only. EHS did not report home visits. Data for child insurance status were not included. • Family Spirit reported children served, families served, total home visits, and virtual home visits only. • PAT data for child insurance status and primary language were not included. • PFR reported children served, families served, total home visits, and virtual home visits only.