In Casper, Wyoming's Early Intervention and Education Program runs through the Child Development Center of Natrona County, which screens and serves children from birth through age five under the state Department of Health rather than the school district.

Natrona County School District 1 takes over once a child turns five, and because Natrona County has a single school district, this guide adds the Wyoming Department of Education's own Child Find office as the second contact, alongside the number behind the state's Medicaid disability waivers.

Statewide programs, numbers, and rights are on the Wyoming page. This page adds the local entry points that are specific to Casper (Natrona County).

Early intervention under 3: Child Development Center of Natrona County — Wyoming EIEP

The Child Development Center of Natrona County, at 2020 East 12th Street in Casper, is the local delivery site for Wyoming's Early Intervention and Education Program, a Department of Health program rather than a school program. Children from birth through age two are screened and served at home or in child care at no charge, and the center continues serving children ages three through five in an educational setting, offering speech, occupational, and physical therapy along with behavioral and social-emotional support.

• Child Development Center of Natrona County — Wyoming EIEP
• Referral phone: 307-235-5097

New to early intervention? Read the plain-language guide first.

School districts and special education

Because Natrona County is served by one school district, this guide pairs Natrona County School District 1's Special Education Service Center with the Wyoming Department of Education, the state agency whose Child Find standards every Wyoming district, including NCSD1, must follow for school-age evaluations.

• Natrona County School District 1 — Special Education Service Center, 970 N. Glenn Rd., 307-253-5483; serves ages 5-21

Other places to ask — not a substitute for the district

An evaluation request has to go to the school district itself; only the district can start the legal timeline. These are for asking questions about the process, or for when the district has not responded.

• Wyoming Department of Education — Special Education Programs — not a district — the statewide agency in Cheyenne that oversees Child Find compliance for every Wyoming district

IEP or 504 · If you disagree with the school

Evaluation and diagnosis pathways in Casper

We have not yet verified a hospital or university evaluation program with public intake information in Casper. That is a gap in our research, not a sign there is nothing here — and it does not stand between you and an evaluation. The school district evaluation above is free, and early intervention under 3 does not need a private diagnosis first.

How assessment works · What to do while you wait

Disability services and waivers: Wyoming DOH Division of Healthcare Financing — Medicaid HCBS Waivers

Casper families pursuing long-term disability supports go through the same statewide system as the rest of Wyoming: the Department of Health's Division of Healthcare Financing administers the Supports and Comprehensive Waivers for children and adults with an intellectual or developmental disability. A local Participant Support Specialist walks a family through eligibility, which is based on the child's income alone rather than the household's, once a qualifying diagnosis and level-of-care determination are in place.

• Wyoming DOH Division of Healthcare Financing — Medicaid HCBS Waivers
• Phone: 307-777-7115

Local organizations that help Casper families

• The Arc of Wyoming — headquartered in Casper; statewide advocacy and family support for intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Parents Helping Parents of Wyoming (WPIC) — Wyoming's Parent Training and Information Center, reachable statewide by phone for IEP support

Documented waits and access notes

Wait times change. Each note below links to the public source it came from — confirm current status directly with the program.

• Natrona County School District 1 has 60 calendar days (not counting summer vacation) from your written consent to complete evaluation and hold an IEP team meeting. (source)
• Wyoming's Part C program must complete the initial evaluation, family assessment, and first IFSP meeting within 45 calendar days of your referral. (source)
• Wyoming's Child Developmental Disabilities Waiver has 302 individuals waiting, the Adult Developmental Disabilities Waiver has 231 waiting, and typical waits are 1-3 years. (source)