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ABA Therapy Services in Delaware
See what 20 tracked locations in Delaware actually document
Top ABA Therapy holds evidence on 20 clinic locations offering ABA therapy in Delaware.
In Delaware, the directory tracks 20 clinic locations across 19 organizations. Documented settings include in-home ABA therapy and community-based ABA therapy. Insurers mentioned on clinic websites include Aetna and Amerigroup / WellCare; a mention is the clinic’s statement, not a plan’s. Every figure is derived from the directory index and carries the date it was checked.
Top 5 ABA therapy clinics in Delaware
Ordered by how much each clinic documents publicly: the service settings and insurers it names on its own website, then the directory’s evidence score. Payment never changes this order.
1. Kaleidoscope ABA Therapy Services
2 locations in Delaware. Documents center-based ABA therapy, early intervention ABA and in-home ABA therapy. Mentions 10 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
2. ChristianaCare Multidisciplinary Autism Program
Documents in-home ABA therapy, school-based ABA therapy and telehealth ABA therapy. Mentions 9 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
3. New Behavioral Network
Documents 5 settings, including community-based ABA therapy, in-home ABA therapy and parent and caregiver training. Mentions 4 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
4. Hybridge Learning Group
Documents 7 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and early intervention ABA.
5. CIMI Behavior Analytic Solutions
Documents 4 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and in-home ABA therapy.
Insurers listed on a card are the ones the clinic names on its own website. A mention is not acceptance, network status or benefits. Confirm with the provider and your plan.
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Kaleidoscope ABA Therapy Services
Newark, DE
3 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and 8 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon) and 6 more insurers on its website.
Kaleidoscope ABA Therapy Services
Wilmington, DE
3 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and 8 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon) and 6 more insurers on its website.
New Behavioral Network
Newport, DE
5 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and 2 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare / Optum on its website.
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ChristianaCare Multidisciplinary Autism Program
Wilmington, DE
3 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and 7 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon) and 5 more insurers on its website.
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In-home and center-based ABA therapy services in Delaware
Of the 20 tracked locations in Delaware, 10 document in-home ABA therapy and 5 document center-based ABA therapy.
No tracked location in Delaware mentions Medicaid on its website yet, so ask each clinic directly.
Other insurers named most often: Aetna (4), Amerigroup / WellCare (4) and Blue Cross Blue Shield (4).
Terms you will see on clinic pages
Clinic pages and the evidence tables use four terms worth knowing before you compare.
- BCBA: Board Certified Behavior Analyst, the credential that designs and supervises a treatment plan
- RBT: Registered Behavior Technician, who delivers sessions under that supervision
- Discrete trial training (DTT): a skill taught in short, structured, repeated steps
- Natural environment teaching (NET): the same skill practised inside everyday routines and play
ABA therapy services documented in this area
- Tracked clinic locations
- 20 clinic locations in Delaware are in our tracked dataset.
- Clinic organizations
- 19 organizations operate those locations.
- Cities with tracked providers
- 5 cities in Delaware have at least one tracked clinic location.
- Largest tracked markets
- Newark, 8 locations. Dover, 4 locations. Middletown, 4 locations. Wilmington, 3 locations.
- Therapy settings documented
- 10 tracked clinics document In-home ABA therapy. 7 tracked clinics document Community-based ABA therapy. 5 tracked clinics document Center-based ABA therapy. 5 tracked clinics document Parent and caregiver training.
- Insurers named on clinic websites
- 4 tracked clinics mention Aetna. 4 tracked clinics mention Amerigroup / WellCare. 4 tracked clinics mention Blue Cross Blue Shield. 4 tracked clinics mention UnitedHealthcare / Optum. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility.
| Evidence | Clinics that document it |
|---|---|
| In-home ABA therapy | 10 |
| Community-based ABA therapy | 7 |
| Center-based ABA therapy | 5 |
| Parent and caregiver training | 5 |
| Social skills groups | 4 |
| Early intervention ABA | 3 |
| School-based ABA therapy | 3 |
| Telehealth ABA therapy | 1 |
| Evidence | Tracked providers mentioning it |
|---|---|
| Aetna | 4 |
| Amerigroup / WellCare | 4 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | 4 |
| UnitedHealthcare / Optum | 4 |
| Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon) | 3 |
| Centene / Ambetter | 3 |
| Cigna | 3 |
| Humana | 3 |
| Magellan Health | 2 |
| Medicaid | 2 |
| TRICARE | 1 |
Observed 2026-10-13 from the Top ABA Therapy tracked provider dataset. These counts describe what this directory tracks, not the whole market. Anything we do not track stays unknown.
Tracked locations here resolve to 19 distinct organizations. 5 cities in Delaware carry at least one tracked clinic location. Documented service settings include in-home ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and center-based ABA therapy. Clinics in Delaware mostly serve autistic children, and an autism evaluation is normally the document that opens the door to funding.
In-home and community-based ABA therapy documented in Delaware
Of the tracked locations in Delaware, 10 tracked clinics document in-home ABA therapy, 7 tracked clinics document community-based ABA therapy, 5 tracked clinics document center-based ABA therapy and 5 tracked clinics document parent and caregiver training. In-home delivery removes the commute and puts teaching into the family’s own routine. Community-based delivery moves teaching into ordinary public settings. Center-based delivery means the child travels to a clinic where the environment is controlled. These counts describe published evidence, not the full service list of any location. The setting a family needs is worth asking about on the first call.
ABA therapy across Delaware
Ranked by what we track, Newark with 8 tracked locations, Dover with 4 tracked locations, Middletown with 4 tracked locations and Wilmington with 3 tracked locations sit at the top of the state. Treat these as index counts, not market share.
Insurance questions in Delaware
In Delaware, 4 tracked clinics mention Aetna, 4 tracked clinics mention Amerigroup / WellCare, 4 tracked clinics mention Blue Cross Blue Shield and 4 tracked clinics mention UnitedHealthcare / Optum. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility. Confirm billing with the clinic and benefits with your plan administrator before the first session.
How a program gets funded changes the paperwork more than it changes the clinical work. Ask which authorization the program needs and who files it. Reauthorization dates are worth putting in a calendar the day a program starts. Ask the clinic to state in writing what a lapse costs a family.
Choosing between ABA clinics in Delaware
Nothing should be programmed before a functional behavior assessment has been done. Ask how often the treatment plan is revisited and who signs off on a change. Ask who the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) on the case will be, and how often you will speak with them. The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) should be reachable by a parent, not only by staff. Ask how many hours a week a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) will be in the room.
Some teams also place a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) between those two roles. Get the monthly supervision hours in writing rather than as a reassurance on a call. Parent training is what keeps progress alive between sessions, so ask how it is scheduled. Ask how an early intervention caseload differs from the rest of the program. Ask what the progress data looked like for a child who did not respond, and what changed. Use these as a script for a first conversation rather than a scorecard for this list.
Waitlists and access in Delaware
Ask where a family sits on the waitlist and what actually moves anyone up it. Most intakes want a diagnostic report in hand before anything is scheduled. A start date with two hours a week behind it is not the same offer as a start date with twenty. Find out how a shortfall between recommended and available hours gets handled. Availability moves between markets, so a neighboring city sometimes starts sooner than the closest one.
Our record of ABA therapy in Delaware stops where the published evidence stops. Treat the counts as a 2026 snapshot rather than a permanent picture. For anyone searching ABA therapy near me from Delaware, the clinics above are the ones with published evidence. Shortlist two or three locations and take these questions to the first call.
ABA therapy in neighbouring states
Families living near a state line often compare programs on both sides of it, because licensure rules and waiting times stop at the border even when the drive does not.
Alongside Delaware, this directory tracks ABA therapy services in Pennsylvania, ABA therapy services in Maryland, ABA therapy services in New Jersey, ABA therapy services in New York, ABA therapy services in Virginia, ABA therapy services in Connecticut, ABA therapy services in Rhode Island and ABA therapy services in Massachusetts.
What a listing here actually carries
Every provider listed for this area carries a source, a scope and a date you can inspect before you contact anyone.
- Evidence is dated at the point it was checked
- An unknown stays an unknown rather than a yes
- Inclusion is not a recommendation
Before you act on anything here
Directory inclusion is not a recommendation.
- Confirm the service model, ages served, billing and benefits, and current availability directly with each provider and your plan.
How to choose the right ABA clinic for your child in Delaware
The best clinic is the best fit for your child: a setting that suits your family, close supervision by a BCBA, and a schedule you can keep.
Four steps
Work through these before you commit to an intake.
- Shortlist two or three clinics above that document the setting your child needs
- Ask your insurer or Medicaid plan which of those clinics it works with before the first call
- Ask who supervises the program and how often the BCBA observes sessions
- Ask for the current wait time and whether the clinic keeps a waitlist
Questions for the first call
Ask every clinic the same six questions so the answers compare.
- How many hours a week do you recommend, and how is that decided?
- Who is the supervising BCBA, and how often will they see my child?
- How do you train parents and caregivers?
- What does a typical session look like at my child’s age?
- How do you measure progress, and how often will we review it together?
- What is your current wait time to start?
Questions families ask about ABA therapy services in Delaware
What are the best ABA therapy clinics in Delaware?
The best clinic is the one that fits your child. The top 5 list above orders Delaware clinics by how much each documents publicly; use it as a starting point, then compare setting, supervision and wait time on the first call.
Does Medicaid pay for ABA therapy in Delaware?
No tracked location in Delaware mentions Medicaid on its website yet, so ask each clinic directly. Under the federal EPSDT benefit, state Medicaid programs must provide medically necessary services to children under 21; ask Delaware’s Medicaid program how it applies to ABA therapy.
Which insurers do ABA clinics in Delaware mention?
Delaware clinics name Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield and UnitedHealthcare / Optum most often on their own websites; confirm with the clinic and your plan.
Do more ABA clinics in Delaware offer in-home or center-based therapy?
Of the 20 tracked locations in Delaware, 10 document in-home ABA therapy, 5 document center-based ABA therapy and 3 document early intervention ABA. More tracked clinics in Delaware document in-home care than center-based care. Neither setting is better for every child, so ask each clinic which settings it can staff for your schedule.
Can I get telehealth or school-based ABA therapy in Delaware?
Of the 20 tracked locations in Delaware, 1 documents telehealth ABA therapy and 3 document school-based ABA therapy. Telehealth is commonly used for caregiver coaching and supervision alongside in-person sessions, and school-based support depends on the school’s agreement, so ask each clinic how it delivers these services.
Can I pay privately for ABA therapy in Delaware?
None of the 20 tracked locations in Delaware list private pay on their websites, though some clinics accept it without listing it. If you plan to pay out of pocket, ask for written session rates, assessment fees and cancellation terms before starting, and request a superbill in case your plan reimburses out-of-network care.
How much does ABA therapy cost in Delaware?
Our index carries no prices and we will not estimate them. What decides the number is the funding route, the authorized weekly hours and the household share, so ask the clinic for its billing position and the plan administrator for yours.
How quickly can a family start ABA therapy in Delaware?
We do not track waitlists, so this page cannot tell you. Queue length moves market by market and month by month, which is why asking two or three clinics in different markets gives a far better picture than asking one.
How many ABA clinics does Delaware have?
Our index evidences 20 clinic locations spread across 5 cities. Clinics that publish nothing we can read are simply absent from the count rather than absent from the state.
How we check this page
Every listing on this page is built from sources we can name, and every detail carries the date it was last read.
- Provider locations come from public business listings, reconciled to NPPES registry records where a match exists.
- Service settings and insurance mentions are read from each provider’s own website. A mention is never a statement of acceptance, network status or benefits.
- Addresses and coordinates come from the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder, never from a listing alone.
- This page was last rebuilt from the directory index on 2026-10-11.