To cultivate a thriving New Jersey where growing families can flourish in a nurturing and supportive community, ensuring that each child reaches their full potential.
New Jersey SEEDlings: Supporting Everyone in Early Development Program is Conducted in Partnership with:
New Jersey SEEDlings: Supporting Everyone in Early Development
NJ SEEDlings mission was to transform New Jersey pediatric practices through knowledge and partnerships, ensuring that the healthcare system is equipped with the expertise and infrastructure to provide comprehensive early childhood development services to all families.
The program’s main focus was to support New Jersey’s prenatal-to-five-year-old (P-5) population, who are eligible for NJ FamilyCare (Medicaid or CHIP) or are uninsured, by enhancing the capacity of NJ’s early childhood workforce to deliver high quality early childhood development (ECD) services that meet the needs of young children and their families.
Over the four-year project period, the New Jersey Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (NJAAP) and partners improved early developmental and social-emotional health, school readiness, family well-being, and health outcomes for the P-5 population by using a four-pronged approach:
New Jersey SEEDlings Steering Committee
The NJ SEEDlings Steering Committe was comprised of stakeholders from partnering organizations who supported the program’s learning community, Early Relational Health Coalition, ECHO Hub Faculty, and Patient and Family Advisory Councils. They served in an advisory role for NJ SEEDlings and ensured a cohesive and coordinated approach to all program activities.
Kim Byam
Reach Out and Read
Diana Charbonneau, MAT
Center For Community
Health and Evaluation
Anita Edward
New Jersey Chapter,
American Academy of Pediatrics
Ruth S. Gubernick, PhD, MPH, PCMH CCE
Consultant/QI Advisor
Aldina M. Hovde, MSW, CTSS
New Jersey Chapter,
American Academy of Pediatrics
Manuel “Manny” Jimenez, MD, MS
Rutgers RWJ Medical School
Brittany Jordan, MPH
New Jersey Chapter,
American Academy of Pediatrics
Steven Kairys, MD,
MPH, FAAP
Hackensack Meridian Health
Meredith Klein
New Jersey Chapter,
American Academy of Pediatrics
Ethan Pardun, MPH
New Jersey Chapter,
American Academy of Pediatrics
Kate Shamszad, MS, MPH
NJ Health Care Quality Institute
Lydia Shirley
New Jersey Chapter,
American Academy of Pediatrics
Deepa Srinivasavaradan, IMH-E
SPAN Parent Advocacy Network
Usha Ramachandran, MD, FAAP
Rutgers RWJ Medical School
Pamela Winkler Tew, LSW
ZERO TO THREE
NJAAP’s NJ SEEDlings program (2022 – 2026) was made possible through the support of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $4,000,000 with 0% financed from non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.