Wyoming
Models implemented in Wyoming included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 34 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
3% American Indian Alaska Native
* Asian
* Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
86% White
6% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
26% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
23% No high school diploma
Child Age
24% <1 year
50% 1-2 years
26% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
Data not available
Primary Language
76% English
24% Spanish
0% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Wyoming, there were 31,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 38,600 children.
38,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 38,600 children who could benefit —
31,200 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 Wyoming who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 21%
- Single mother 17%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 12%
Of the 31,200 families who could benefit —
42% of families met one or more priority criteria
12% of families met two or more priority criteria