Quick Facts

    • "14 program models" icon

      14 program models meet HHS criteria for evidence-based home visiting models.   

    • Maximum Monthly TANF Benefits to a Family of 3 Range from $170 to $923 Across States

      The Maximum Monthly TANF Benefits for a family of three ranged from $170 in Mississippi to $923 in Alaska, as of July 2011. State TANF Policies: Welfare Rules Database

    • Child Care Subsidies = Better Care

      A random assignment study in Cook County, Illinois found that providing child care subsidies to families who otherwise would have too much income to be eligible increased the stability of the care, improved parental satisfaction with care, reduced job related problems due to child care, and changed the out-of-pocket costs of care.

    • A pie graph showing neglect (51.8%) as the most common form of reported maltreatment in 2008.

      Among children investigated by Child Protective Services in 2008, neglect was the most common form of reported maltreatment (51.8%).  

    • The median annual household income for Head Start children in fall 2009 was $22,714.

      The median annual household income for Head Start children in fall 2009 was $22,714.