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Top ABA permanent placement providers in Iowa.

Compare permanent placement companies that serve ABA, autism therapy, behavioral health, and clinic-growth teams.

7 ranked companies · How we rank
Market
Iowa
Category
BCBA / RBT Staffing Agencies
Specialty
Permanent Placement
01
BALANCE Autism
FOUNDED 2006 · LISTED · 201-500 EMPLOYEES

Connecting BCBAs with families in need

HEADQUARTERS
Cedar Rapids, IA
TEAM
201-500 employees
RATING
No reviews
02
Lifeworks Autism Services
FOUNDED 2007 · LISTED · 51-200 EMPLOYEES

Evidence-based autism services in your community

HEADQUARTERS
Des Moines, IA
TEAM
51-200 employees
RATING
No reviews
03
Linking Families and Communities
FOUNDED 1995 · LISTED · 11-50 EMPLOYEES

Helping children reach their full potential

HEADQUARTERS
Sioux City, IA
TEAM
11-50 employees
RATING
No reviews
04
Village Northwest Unlimited
FOUNDED 1973 · LISTED · 51-200 EMPLOYEES

Connecting BCBAs with families in need

HEADQUARTERS
Sheldon, IA
TEAM
51-200 employees
RATING
No reviews
05
Tanager Place
FOUNDED 1940 · LISTED · 201-500 EMPLOYEES

Compassionate care from certified clinicians

HEADQUARTERS
Cedar Rapids, IA
TEAM
201-500 employees
RATING
No reviews
06
Child Serve
FOUNDED 1928 · LISTED · 500+ EMPLOYEES

Compassionate care from certified clinicians

HEADQUARTERS
Johnston, IA
TEAM
500+ employees
RATING
No reviews
07
Behavior Boost
FOUNDED 2016 · LISTED · 11-50 EMPLOYEES

Evidence-based autism services in your community

HEADQUARTERS
Des Moines, IA
TEAM
11-50 employees
RATING
No reviews
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§ Methodology

Five signals decide this order - all five are public.

Permanent Placement providers serving Iowa are ordered by the same 100-point public Index used across ABA Rank - four disclosed signals, weighted so qualified reviews carry the most weight.

50pts
Reviews

Quality, volume, freshness and verified-interview presence of qualified public reviews.

30pts
Completeness

How much of the profile a provider actually publishes - the largest lever they control.

15pts
Verification

Recency of the last verification pass over the facts on the listing.

5pts
Category fit

Whether permanent placement is a primary line of business rather than a sideline.

Methodology v3.0All 100 points earned - none purchasableHow we rank

§ Coverage

Browse this ranking by city.

No city in Iowa has enough public permanent placement providers to rank on its own yet. View the national ranking

§ Permanent Placement in Iowa

The questions buyers ask before shortlisting.

Answered against the same disclosed methodology that powers every ranking on this page.

§FAQ.01

Who are the top ABA permanent placement firms in Iowa?

ABA Rank lists 7 ranked ABA permanent placement firms headquartered in or serving Iowa. The order on this page is the current public ranking - recomputed nightly from the same disclosed 100-point Index used across the rest of the directory (qualified public reviews, profile completeness, verification recency, and primary-category fit), with no paid tier among the inputs. The leader at the top of the page is the current #1 in Permanent Placement for Iowa as of the last refresh.

§FAQ.02

How does ABA Rank rank permanent placement firms in Iowa?

Every firm on this page is scored on the same 100-point Index used across ABA Rank: 50 points from qualified public reviews, 30 points from profile completeness, 15 points from verification recency, and 5 points from primary-category fit. Location does not change the score - it only changes who appears in the slate. Methodology is fully disclosed at /how-we-rank; there is no sponsored placement and no paid ranking boost inside the ranked list.

§FAQ.03

How many ABA permanent placement firms serve Iowa?

7 ABA permanent placement firms are currently ranked for Iowa on ABA Rank. The count reflects vendors that are headquartered in Iowa or explicitly serve Iowa as a primary market. New firms are added through editorial seed batches and the public submission flow at /suggest-vendor.

§FAQ.04

Are these ABA permanent placement firms in Iowa verified?

Verified firms on ABA Rank have claimed their profile from a work email at the company domain and completed the credential or business-registration check disclosed in the methodology. Verified firms carry a seal and a fresh verification date, which feeds an operational Index signal any free listing can earn; unverified firms remain ranked but are clearly marked. Verification is not a paid ranking boost. Verification status appears on every card on this page so a reader can shortlist by trust signal as well as by Index score.

§FAQ.05

Does ABA Rank charge permanent placement firms to be listed in Iowa?

No. The ranked list is editorial. Any eligible firm can be listed for free, and there is no paid placement or pay-for-rank inside the ranked slate. Optional paid tiers (Verified at $490/yr and Sponsor at $1,490/yr) are disclosed on every profile and on /how-we-rank - as of methodology v3.0 subscription tier is not a term in the Index, so buying or dropping one does not move a firm within this list. Sponsored slots are visibly labeled and render above the ranked list rather than inside it.

§FAQ.06

How often is the Permanent Placement ranking for Iowa updated?

Rankings recompute nightly. New disclosed inputs (profile edits, verifications, qualified review submissions) propagate into the next refresh, so a firm that improves its disclosed inputs can move up between visits. The page itself is server-rendered with a 6-hour ISR window, so AI crawlers and search engines see fresh ordering without re-querying on every request.