Cash for Care

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The BBC have a piece on care homes putting profits, not children, first.

"Child care for me is something that should never be done with a profit motive."

However, it would appear that child care in England can prove very lucrative indeed.

There has been little analysis of this sector's growth, but research conducted in 2006 reported that the top five children's home providers in England made a pre-tax loss of £3.5m.

Figures compiled by Radio 4's The Report show that in 2011, the top five providers had turned a profit of £30m. I asked to speak to the management of three of these companies, but they all declined my request.