Docorix lists 2,863 home care agencies registered to care for children in England, Scotland and Wales, in 488 towns and cities. 1,889 hold a current CQC rating and 1,658 of those are rated Good or Outstanding. Together they are registered for 350 beds.
CQC register data updated 11 October 2026
These agencies are registered with the CQC to provide care at home to children as well as, in most cases, adults. Ask about staff training in children’s care, safeguarding checks and how the agency works with your child’s health and social care team.
Map shows the providers on the current results page.
Home care for children by county
- Essex 122
- Suffolk 12
- Norfolk 28
- Cambridgeshire 69
- Hertfordshire 65
- Bedfordshire 43
- London 673
- West Sussex 25
- Kent 91
- Hampshire 76
- Oxfordshire 21
- East Sussex 19
- Surrey 26
- Berkshire 49
- Buckinghamshire 96
- Isle of Wight 7
- Somerset 22
- Dorset 36
- Bristol 15
- Gloucestershire 46
- Cornwall 10
- Devon 35
- Wiltshire 31
- Derbyshire 49
- Nottinghamshire 68
- Leicestershire 79
- Lincolnshire 25
- Northamptonshire 98
- Rutland 3
- West Midlands 207
- Worcestershire 17
- Staffordshire 47
- Herefordshire 5
- Warwickshire 14
- Shropshire 39
- Lancashire 35
- Greater Manchester 113
- Cheshire 36
- Cumbria 20
- Merseyside 51
- County Durham 31
- Tees Valley 35
- Tyne and Wear 47
- Northumberland 6
- South Yorkshire 50
- West Yorkshire 123
- East Riding of Yorkshire 19
- North Yorkshire 29
Home care for children by town or city
- Birmingham 75
- Milton Keynes 69
- Leicester 68
- Nottingham 55
- Northampton 47
- Coventry 45
- Leeds 45
- Peterborough 42
- Manchester 35
- Bristol 34
- Ilford 34
- Derby 33
- Wolverhampton 29
- Southampton 27
- Barking 26
- Liverpool 26
- Corby 24
- Croydon 24
- Bradford 23
- Basildon 21
- Bolton 21
- Romford 21
- Telford 20
- Bedford 19
- Colchester 18
- Gloucester 18
- Harrow 18
- Reading 18
- Sheffield 18
- Dagenham 17
- Grays 17
- Luton 17
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne 17
- Wakefield 17
- Enfield 16
- Stevenage 16
- Aylesbury 15
- Kettering 15
- Preston 15
- Stoke-on-Trent 15
- Walsall 15
- Doncaster 14
- Hayes 14
- Plymouth 14
- Slough 14
- Dartford 13
- Middlesbrough 13
- Norwich 13
- Stockton-on-Tees 13
- Bournemouth 12
- Cambridge 12
- Swindon 12
- Wembley 12
- Hull 11
- Maidstone 11
- Rainham 11
- Warrington 11
- Ashford 10
- Oldham 10
- Stafford 10
Showing the 60 towns with the most; use the search to find the rest.
Who runs home care for children?
- 1NHS
- 2,712Independent
- 132Charity / not-for-profit
- 18Council-run
Taken from the CQC register: “NHS” means run by an NHS body or providing NHS primary care; “Independent” is the CQC’s word for a provider that is not an NHS body – a company, partnership or individual. It says who runs the service, not who pays: many independent providers deliver NHS- or council-funded care. Charities and community interest companies are shown separately, where the register or the provider’s name says so. Use the All · NHS · Private switch at the top of any directory page to browse one kind only.
Paying for care at home
- Council-funded
- Ask your council for a free care needs assessment. If you qualify, a financial assessment decides how much you pay; the value of your home is not counted for care in your own home.
- Personal budget or direct payments
- If the council agrees to fund your care, you can ask for the money as a direct payment and choose the agency yourself.
- Self-funded
- You can arrange and pay an agency directly at any time, with no assessment. Ask for hourly rates, minimum visit lengths and weekend rates.
- NHS continuing healthcare
- If your main need is a health need, the NHS can fund care at home after an assessment.
The CQC register does not record which types of funding each provider accepts, so always ask the provider – and get the answer in writing before you commit.
Official guidance: GOV.UK: ask for a needs assessmentNHS: when the council might payNHS: personal budgetsNHS continuing healthcare
General guidance for England, not financial advice. Rules and charges change – check the official pages above.
Other types of service
- Care homes 15,926
- Home care agencies 14,924
- Supported living services 4,877
- Dentists 12,324
- GP surgeries 7,386
- Private GPs and doctors 2,812
- Mental health services 933
- Hospitals 1,098
- Clinics 914
- Scans, tests and screening 771
- Urgent treatment centres 189
- Community health services 505
- Ambulance services 342
- Hospices 212
- Private consultants
- NHS services 9,372
- Independent services 37,574
Contains CQC data © Care Quality Commission.
