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ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL

ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT COUNCILECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT COUNCILECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL
  • Home
  • Head Start
  • EHS
  • Section 8
  • CSBG
  • Weatherization
  • Healthy Homes
  • Job Opportunities
  • SURVEYS
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Finance
  • Welcome
  • TECH SUPPORT

We maintain that infants and toddlers learn best when the environment meets their physical, social, cognitive, and emotional needs by providing an urturing setting conducive to stimulating emerging learners with inquiry driven and culturally diverse resources that will bring about a higher degree of social competences for children and families to promote self-sufficiency. 


EARLY HEAD START COUNTIES WE SERVE: Beaufort - Camden - Currituck - Chowan - Dare - Gates- Hyde - Perquimans - Pasquotank - Martin - Pitt - Tyrrell- Washington 

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To the Families of Early Head Start

Economic Improvement Council, Inc. would like to welcome you and your family to the Early Head Start Program. I am excited and humbled to serve as your Early Head Start Director.


Please take a moment to look at our annual report. I encourage you to become involved at your center and participate in the many activities and opportunities offered by


Sincerely,

Mrs. Dena Banks, MSA, M.Ed

Head Start/Early Head Start Director 


Head Start - The Best Start!


Administrative Office Staff

Head Start/Early Head Start Director

Dena Banks 252- 482- 4495 - Ext. 136 


Early Childhood Development Manager

Diann Dixon 252-789-4929


Family Engagement Manager

Lagala Biggs 252-337-4361


Health Nutrition/Volunteer Manager

Evon Gilliam 252-789-4946

Early Head Start Program

Early Head Start Program Impact

  1. Reach infants/toddlers and families in 13  counties in the region
  2. Partners with current community childcare providers in the region
  3. EHS Expansion Center and EHS Child Care partnership
  4. Supports local small businesses and entrepreneurship
  5. Strengthens families and communities
  6. Increases access to early childhood care
  7. Provides access to health and dental care

EHS Parent Handbook (pdf)

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Early Head Start Information (pdf)

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EIC Child Application- English (pdf)

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