Gillette families reach Wyoming's Early Intervention and Education Program through Children's Developmental Services of Campbell County, a county government department that screens and serves children from birth through age five under the state Department of Health.

Campbell County School District 1 picks up special education once a child turns five, and because the county has just one school district, the second route here is the Wyoming Department of Education's own Child Find office, alongside the contact for 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 Gillette (Campbell County).

Early intervention under 3: Children's Developmental Services of Campbell County — Wyoming EIEP

Children's Developmental Services of Campbell County, run by county government at 1801 South 4-J Road in Gillette, is the local site for Wyoming's Early Intervention and Education Program. The department offers free developmental screenings to any child in the county from birth through age five, home-based early intervention for children under three, and a developmental preschool with special education and related services for children three through five, all administered under the Department of Health's EIEP rather than the school district.

• Children's Developmental Services of Campbell County — Wyoming EIEP
• Referral phone: 307-682-2392

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

School districts and special education

Campbell County School District 1 is the only district covering Gillette, so this guide's second route is the Wyoming Department of Education, the state agency that writes the Child Find standard the district itself follows when identifying and evaluating school-age children.

• Campbell County School District 1 — Special Services site; district main office 307-682-5171

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 state education agency in Cheyenne that sets Child Find requirements for CCSD1 and every other Wyoming district

IEP or 504 · If you disagree with the school

Evaluation and diagnosis pathways in Gillette

We have not yet verified a hospital or university evaluation program with public intake information in Gillette. 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

As elsewhere in Wyoming, Gillette families seeking long-term disability supports work through the Department of Health's Division of Healthcare Financing, which runs the Supports and Comprehensive Waivers for people with an intellectual or developmental disability that began before age twenty-two. A regional Participant Support Specialist is the starting point, and the child's own income, not the household's, determines financial eligibility.

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

Local organizations that help Gillette families

• Parents Helping Parents of Wyoming (WPIC) — Wyoming's Parent Training and Information Center, available statewide by phone including for Campbell County families
• The Arc of Wyoming — statewide advocacy and family support for intellectual and developmental disabilities

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.

• Campbell County School District 1 has 60 calendar days (excluding summer vacation) from your written consent to complete evaluation and convene the IEP team. (source)
• Wyoming's Part C program must complete the initial evaluation, family assessment, and first IFSP meeting within 45 calendar days from your referral date. (source)
• Wyoming's developmental disabilities waivers collectively serve 608 individuals waiting for services, with typical waits of 1-3 years across the Child and Adult Developmental Disabilities and Acquired Brain Injury waivers. (source)