Established in 2005, Acorn Care and Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education care for vulnerable children and young people. Acorn was acquired in August 2016 and is now part of Outcomes First Group, the largest independent provider of children's services in the UK. Acorn Care and Education provides the highest standards of care to just under 2000 foster children, together with over 800 children in 16 well-resourced Special Educational Needs Schools and specialised residential care.