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# Provider SCUBA – June 2025 Update: The top 2 get even bigger
- URL: https://www.missionviewpoint.com/provider-scuba-june-2025-update-the-top-2-get-even-bigger/
- Published: 2025-06-30T19:14:42.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-30T19:31:38.000Z
- Author: Scott Dickson
- Tags: Provider SCUBA, Provider: 360 Behavioral Health, Provider: ABS for Kids, Provider: ACES, Provider: Action Behavior Centers, Provider: Attain ABA, Provider: Autism Learning Partners, Provider: Behavioral Innovations, Provider: Behavior Frontiers, Provider: Blue Sprig, Provider: Butterfly Effects, Provider: CARD, Provider: Center for Social Dynamics, Provider: Centria, Provider: Cortica, Provider: HopeBridge, Provider: Kyo, Provider: Learn, Provider: Positive Behavior Supports, Provider: Proud Moments, Provider: Stepping Stones

Welcome back to **SCUBA** — *Scott’s Completely Unscientific Behaviorist Assessment* — where I track directional trends in ABA provider hiring, growth, and strategy using publicly available data.

⚠️ **Important Note on Methodology:**  
This data isn’t perfect. LinkedIn misses many direct care staff, and state counts come from provider websites, which aren't always current. But taken together, these signals help us understand *momentum, not precision* — and that’s often what matters most. I always welcome feedback or corrections.

👉 Want to read overviews of each of the top 20 ABA Providers?  
🔗[Click here](https://www.missionviewpoint.com/aba-providers/)

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📈 **June 2025 Snapshot – Stronger Growth, Fewer Openings**  
✔️ LinkedIn-reported staff counts grew **2.76%** — the ***biggest*** gain since January  
✔️ But job postings **fell 23.9%**, indicating that most summer staffing decisions appear to already be in motion

🚀 **Standouts:** [**Action**](https://www.missionviewpoint.com/provider-card-action-behavior-centers/) **and** [**Stepping Stones** ](https://www.missionviewpoint.com/provider-card-stepping-stones-group/)**Pull Ahead**

- **Action Behavior Centers** continues to outpace the field — with staffing up nearly **11% since April**. They’re now more than **twice the size of the #3 provider**.
- **Stepping Stones** is also pulling ahead, both in headcount and reach. It’s one of the few expanding into new states and is now **50% larger than the #3 provider**.
- Most others posted steady gains.
- I also track the top 130 providers, where overall growth mirrored the Top 20\. A few outliers stood out — **SOAR** and **Yellow Bus** each posted **10% month-over-month growth**.

🗺️ **State Growth? Still Sparse.**  
[Stepping Stones](https://www.missionviewpoint.com/provider-card-stepping-stones-group/), [CARD](https://www.missionviewpoint.com/provider-card-card-center-for-autism-and-related-disorders/), and [Attain](https://www.missionviewpoint.com/provider-card-attain-aba/) each added a state — but it’s not a trend. Most of the top 20 are focused on **deepening existing markets**, not entering new ones.

📊 **Top 20 Rankings: Nearly Frozen**  
Only one change: [**CSD**](https://www.missionviewpoint.com/provider-card-center-for-social-dynamics/) **and** [**Acorn**](https://www.missionviewpoint.com/provider-card-acorn-health/) **swapped spots**. Otherwise, the leaderboard hasn’t budged in months — a sign of either balance or stagnation.

💰 **Reimbursement Caution Still Looms**  
Ongoing Medicaid audits and funding worries may be slowing hiring and expansion, pushing providers to focus more on **efficiency** than **headcount**.

📉 **M&A Among Big Providers? Still Missing.**  
In an earlier post, [I flagged the near-total absence of large-scale M&A at the top](https://www.missionviewpoint.com/aba-m-a-wont-pick-up-this-year/). That trend continues — and for investors who’ve held these platforms longer than expected, this could raise questions about **liquidity**, **valuation**, or the **next exit play**.