2 resultsfor “cost of unregulated child care in England”
child residential homes are for profit](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childrens-social-care-in-england-2024/main-findings-childrens-social-care-in-england-2024). Recent analysis for the Guardian found that [nearly a quarter of foster places in England are provided by private equity-backed](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/07/nearly-a-quarter-of-foster-places-in-england-provided-by-private-equity-backed-firms) firms
England, to charge £20,000-£40,000 a week for each child. Social workers and child social care leaders have told the Guardian that they have been given the “Hobson’s choice” of placing