Pediatrict Therapeutic Services, Inc.

What Pediatrict Therapeutic Services, Inc. does

Pediatric Therapeutic Services, Inc. (PTS), founded in 1998 and headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, is a provider of education-based pediatric therapy services and program management. The company staffs and manages licensed therapy professionals — Occupational Therapists (OT), Physical Therapists (PT), Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP), and Behavioral Health Professionals — across three care settings: school-based therapy for K-12 public and private districts, early intervention programs for children from birth to age 5 (delivered with states, counties, and schools), and outpatient care. Its primary buyers are school district and early-intervention program administrators; it also serves families directly through outpatient clinic referrals. In 2024 PTS was rebranded as Kelly Pediatric Therapy and now operates as a division of publicly traded staffing company Kelly Services Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA, KELYW).

The business model is a sales-led B2B professional-services / staffing motion: PTS contracts directly with school districts, state agencies, counties, and early-intervention programs under custom agreements (pricing is not publicly disclosed), supplying and managing therapy talent on a staffing/contract basis. Beyond raw placement, the offering bundles program management — dedicated licensed clinician directors for each partner, IEP compliance management, research-backed therapy programming, and cost optimization for therapy programs. The core value proposition addresses school staffing shortages, IEP compliance burden, and the continuity-of-care problem, with a stated 93% provider retention rate among OT/PT/SLP staff (claimed 30% above industry average), reinforced by the national talent pipeline of parent Kelly Services.

Geographic delivery is described as national in reach, with specific concentrations including outpatient clinics in Minnesota (operating as Children's Therapy Center) and early intervention services across Pennsylvania counties (Butler, Lebanon, Schuylkill, Montgomery, and Delaware). The company reports no proprietary core technology, no public API, no mobile app, and no disclosed AI capabilities; its differentiation rests on talent, clinical oversight, and the distribution backing of Kelly Services rather than on a software or platform asset.

Name

Pediatrict Therapeutic Services, Inc.

Legal name

Pediatric Therapeutic Services, Inc.

Website

https://mypts.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Pediatric Therapeutic Services (now Kelly Pediatric Therapy) staffs and manages occupational, physical, speech, and behavioral health therapists for K-12 school districts, birth-to-five early intervention programs, and outpatient clinics across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Therapy Staffing Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatric Rehabilitation & Developmental Therapy Centers (PT/OT/SLP) (HLAFAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric/School-Based Occupational Therapy (OT) (EDAKAFAA), Pediatric Physical Therapy & Developmental Rehab (HSADAIAE)

Keywords

• Pediatric therapy staffing
• School-based therapy services
• Early intervention therapy
• Speech language pathology
• Occupational therapy staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Conshohocken

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Therapy Staffing Services: Provides pediatric therapy professionals (Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Behavioral Health Professionals) to schools, early intervention programs, and outpatient clinics on a staffing/contract basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kelly Pediatric Therapy provides pediatric therapy professionals — Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Behavioral Health Professionals — to K-12 schools, state and county early intervention programs, and outpatient clinics. The company staffs and manages therapy programs on a contract basis, delivering services across early intervention (birth to age 5), school-based therapy, outpatient care, and research-backed therapy programming.

Product overview

Kelly Pediatric Therapy is a staffing and therapy services division of Kelly Services offering pediatric therapy across three settings: Early Intervention (birth to age 5), School-Based Therapy (K-12), and Outpatient Care (Minnesota). The company provides staffing solutions for Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Behavioral Health Professionals. Services also include Therapy Programming with research-backed curriculum. The company maintains a 93% retention rate among OT, PT, and SLP providers. Core offerings consist of direct therapy services in multiple care settings combined with staffing/placement services for healthcare professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Children's Therapy Center: Outpatient therapy clinic operated by Kelly Pediatric Therapy in Minnesota for children to access therapy services.

Products and services

• Early Intervention Therapy

Quantifiable outcome

• 93% retention rate among OT, PT, and SLP providers - 30% higher than industry average

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Children's Therapy CentercoreOthersOutpatient clinic partnership providing pediatric therapy services to Minnesota children in and out of school settings. Operates as part of Kelly Pediatric Therapy's outpatient care expansion.
• Pennsylvania Early Intervention ProgramcoreOthersReferral pathway for early intervention services in Pennsylvania counties including Butler, Lebanon, Schuykill, Montgomery, and Delaware. Connects families with Kelly Pediatric Therapy providers.

Scale indicators2 records

Emerging players

• Therapy Brands: Allied-therapy practice management and staffing platform serving pediatric OT/PT/SLP providers — comparable product/customer overlap with Kelly Pediatric Therapy's therapy practices and outpatient clinic partners.

Broad incumbents

• Soliant Health: Large healthcare staffing firm (subsidiary of Aya Healthcare / parent PSP) placing therapists and school-based clinicians nationwide — broadest overlap on SLP/OT/PT school staffing, with a much larger portfolio beyond pediatric therapy.
• Maxim Healthcare Services: Large national home health and school services provider with pediatric therapy offerings in school and early intervention settings — operates a similar delivery model to Kelly Pediatric Therapy but on a larger overall scale.
• Supplemental Health Care: Allied health and school-based pediatric therapy staffing provider with national reach — direct overlap on K-12 and EI therapy disciplines.
• MAS Medical Staffing: National allied health staffing firm with pediatric therapy placement capabilities to schools and EI programs — comparable GTM and clinician pipeline but a broader staff mix.
• AMN Healthcare: Major publicly traded healthcare staffing company including allied therapy and school-based services lines — competing for the same district and EI therapy contracts as a scaled incumbent.

Direct peers

• BlueSpring Consulting / Bluestep Therapy: Pediatric therapy staffing firm placing OTs, PTs and SLPs in school and early intervention settings — directly competes with Kelly Pediatric Therapy for K-12 district and early intervention contracts.
• Progressus Therapy (formerly known as School-Based Therapy providers): Direct competitor in the school-based pediatric therapy staffing space, placing OT, PT, SLP and behavioral health professionals in K-12 districts — same customers, services, and contract model as Kelly Pediatric Therapy.
• Pediatric Therapy Network: Nonprofit pediatric therapy organization providing outpatient OT/PT/SLP and early intervention services — comparable on the outpatient clinic and EI service arms.

Regional players

• Cincinnati Therapy Connections: Regional pediatric therapy staffing provider serving school districts in the Midwest — overlapping discipline mix (OT/PT/SLP) but with a more limited geographic footprint than the national Kelly Pediatric Therapy platform.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pediatrictherapeuticservicesinc
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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