Wisconsin
Models implemented in Wisconsin included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, 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
8% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
13% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
65% White
8% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
23% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
26% No high school diploma
Child Age
33% <1 year
47% 1-2 years
20% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
88% Public
7% Private
5% None
Primary Language
80% English
15% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Wisconsin, there were 307,500 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 391,000 children.
391,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 391,000 children who could benefit —
307,500 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 Wisconsin who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 23%
Of the 307,500 families who could benefit —
49% of families met one or more priority criteria
19% of families met two or more priority criteria