1. Approved / active provider list - As at the date of this request, please provide a copy of any current internal list, framework, dynamic purchasing system, preferred/approved provider list or similar document used by the council for placing children and young people in:
a) residential children’s homes: South Central Framework list.
b) other residential placements for looked after children and care leavers (including, if held, semi independent or supported accommodation): We also prioritise foster care (inhouse) where relevant, and then spot purchase (using the Ofsted regulated registered list of providers).

2. Number of children currently placed with each provider - As at the date of this request, please state, for each private or independent provider on that list, the number of children and young people the council currently has placed with that provider (a simple headcount, not identifiable information).
WBC SIL1 and WBC SIL 2, HMO 1, HMO2
Inhouse provision is at full capacity:
Wokingham Borough Council inhouse provisions
WBC Res 1 - 4 bedroom
WBC Res 2 - 2 bedroom
WBC SIL1 - 8 bedroom
WBC SIL2 - 9 Bedrooms
Wokingham Borough Council HMO's
HMO 1 - 5 Bedrooms
HMO 2 - 5 Bedrooms
HMO 3 - 10 Bedrooms
30 NOVEMBER 2025 – snapshot, overview Foster placement Residential homes Supported accommodation
Children in Care 86 24 23

3. Spend with each provider – last 12 months
For the most recent 12 month period for which figures are available, please provide, for each private or independent provider on that list:
a) the provider name; and
b) the total gross amount paid by the council for residential placements of children and young people with that provider in that 12 month period. The below data is from 1st December 2024 to 30 November 2025.
Provider Company Cost
4D Care Ltd £323,330
Acorn Care and Education £217,832
Cameron and Cooper £291,189
Essential Therapeutic Care & Education £507,384
Ethelbert £271,920
Halliwell Homes Ltd £364,790
Haven Care Group £409,148
Hestia Homes for Children £197,200
Hexagon Care Services Ltd £278,455
Higher Hopes Ltd £348,744
Inspirations Leicester £279,263
Jenevi Care £73,618
New Forest Care ltd £456,918
Quality Protects Children £417,826
Savannah Lodge £473,376
The Children's Trust Tadworth £350,860
The Serendipity Centre Ltd £187,349
Witherslack Group £278,210
The Loddon Foundation Ltd £323,170