Statistics published by the Department for Education show that in the year ending 31 March 2010, there were 2,370 new notifications to councils, up from 2,180 the previous year.
The British Association of Adoption and Fostering (BAAF), which runs the Somebody Else’s Child campaign to encourage private foster carers to come forward, said it welcomed the trend but warned the recorded figures still only represent a fraction of the numbers of children privately fostered in England.
David Holmes, BAAF chief executive, said: "It is going in the right direction but we know there are many more children who are privately fostered. While it is encouraging to see the increase we need to see further progress and see the speed of increase going faster."
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