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Wyoming Child and Family Development asks Platte County for $5,000 to keep early-intervention services
Summary
A center director with Wyoming Child and Family Development asked commissioners for $5,000 in local-match support to continue early-intervention services (birth to age five) that reach Platte County; staff said WCFD screened 170+ children regionally and provided services to 71 children in the past year in county service areas.
A representative from Wyoming Child and Family Development (WCFD) addressed the commission requesting $5,000 in continued local support to satisfy state and federal local-match requirements for early-intervention services. The presenter identified herself as the Wheatland center director for WCFD and said the organization serves Platte County as part of a four-county program.
The speaker said WCFD provided more than $1 million in services across the region in the last year and that, locally, the program screened more than 170 children in 2025 and provided early-intervention services to 71 children. Services cited included speech-language therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, special-education (IEP) supports and free developmental screenings delivered at centers and in local preschools and daycares.
The presenter noted the county contribution would serve as a required local match tied to state and federal grants and asked commissioners to consider $5,000 in the county budget process. Commissioners acknowledged the request and said they would consider it during upcoming budget discussions.
