The Stepping Stones Group Acquires Center for Behavioral, Educational, and Social Therapies (C.B.E.S.T.)

The Stepping Stones Group Acquires The Southcoast Autism Center

January 20, 2022

Healthcare Services

The Stepping Stones Group has acquired The Southcoast Autism Center, a Massachusetts-based provider of center-based applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy for children with autism. The acquisition expands Stepping Stones' center-based care footprint in Massachusetts and complements its existing home-based services; SCAC founder Sinead Petersen will remain with the business as Director of Center Based Services in Massachusetts.

The Stepping Stones Group Acquires EBS Healthcare

March 31, 2021

Healthcare Services

The Stepping Stones Group, a majority-owned platform of Five Arrows Capital Partners, has acquired Pennsylvania-based EBS Healthcare, a provider of clinic, school, and home-based behavioral and therapeutic services for children. The deal adds EBS's autism, behavioral, nursing, and educational therapy capabilities to Stepping Stones' national platform to expand geographic reach and service offerings across school, home and clinic settings.

The Stepping Stones Group Acquires Behavioral Learning Center

November 15, 2021

Healthcare Services

The Stepping Stones Group has acquired Behavioral Learning Center (BLC), a California-based provider of home-, school- and community-based autism and behavioral services. BLC will operate within SSG's Autism & Community business unit with its co-founders remaining as Executive Clinical Directors; Stepping Stones is a portfolio company of Five Arrows Capital Partners, which continues to support the company's acquisitive growth strategy.

The Stepping Stones Group Acquires Building Blocks Behavior Consultants, Inc.

December 15, 2022

Healthcare Services

The Stepping Stones Group, a national provider of therapeutic and autism services, has acquired Building Blocks Behavior Consultants, a Sacramento-based provider of center-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy that serves roughly 90 clients across two centers. Founder Mila Zea will remain with the business as Regional Clinical Manager; the acquisition expands The Stepping Stones Group's presence in the Sacramento/California market and strengthens its autism services footprint.

The Stepping Stones Group Acquires STAR of CA

January 6, 2020

Healthcare Services

The Stepping Stones Group, a national provider of therapeutic, behavioral and autism services and a portfolio company of Five Arrows Capital Partners, has acquired STAR of CA, a California-based provider of home-, school- and community-based ABA and mental health services. STAR of CA will operate as a subsidiary and Doug Moes, Co‑Founder and CEO of STAR of CA, will lead The Stepping Stones Group's Autism Division while continuing to run STAR of CA. The deal expands The Stepping Stones Group's autism services footprint in California and supports its broader growth strategy.

The Stepping Stones Group Acquires HM Therapy

May 31, 2022

Healthcare Services

The Stepping Stones Group, a national provider of therapeutic, behavioral, autism and educational services, has acquired HM Therapy, a San Diego–area provider of related services and early intervention founded in 2006. The founders Kyle and Alice Heebner will remain with the business, and the deal is intended to expand The Stepping Stones Group’s presence in the San Diego region and broaden its pediatric therapy footprint.