Wisconsin
Models implemented in Wisconsin included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Family Spirit, 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
5% American Indian Alaska Native
6% Asian
14% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
67% White
7% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
26% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
20% No high school diploma
Child Age
33% <1 year
47% 1-2 years
21% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
81% Public
16% Private
3% None
Primary Language
77% English
19% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Wisconsin, there were 293,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 382,200 children.
382,200 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 382,200 children who could benefit —
293,900 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 22%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 19%
Of the 293,900 families who could benefit —
46% of families met one or more priority criteria
17% of families met two or more priority criteria