Our Beginning

The Campbell County Children’s Center first began operation at the First Presbyterian Church in 1969, in response to the need for child care services for children of working parents. In 1973 the child care/developmental program moved next to the Campbell County Parks & Recreation complex at 1000 Douglas Highway.  In 1980, as a result of legislation passed in 1979, Campbell County was designated as Region XIII for Preschool Developmentally Delayed Services for the State of Wyoming. The facility was expanded by 62% in February of 1980 and expanded again in 1990.  the Center was renamed Children’s Developmental Services of Campbell County in 1996, to clarify and explain the diverse services presently provided.
Our new facility opened January 3, 2000, at 1801 South 4-J Road.

General Information

The Children’s Developmental Services of Campbell County consists of three interrelated components: The Early Childhood/Child Care, the Early Intervention Program, and the Early Head Start Program.

Children’s Developmental Services of Campbell County is a nonprofit County agency which provides child care for working parents and early intervention, in an educational preschool setting. The center’s capacity is 150 children, ages 2 1/2 up to school age.

Our hours are 7:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. We close for the following holidays:  New Years Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

We are funded primarily by the Campbell County Commissioners, with other funding sources being the Wyoming Department of Education, Division of Developmental Disabilities, and parent fees for child care based on a sliding fee scale. Part of the food costs are reimbursed by the USDA Child Care Food Program.

Campbell County Board of Commissioners

• Chris Knapp
• Craig Mader
• Roy Edwards
• Amir Sancher
• Dan Coolidge

Board of Directors

The agency is governed by a Board of Directors, which is appointed by the Campbell County Commissioners. The Board consists of five concerned individuals interested in early childhood education, child care, and early intervention services. Board meetings are held the second Thursday of each month, at 7:00 P.M. in the Board Room at CDS-CC.

The present board members are:

• Ralph Palmer , Chairman
• Jennifer Peterson , Vice-Chairwoman
• Alice Bratton , Treasurer
• Linda Jennings , Secretary
• Carol Yonkee , Member