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Committee recommends ParentNext scheme be improved or abandoned altogether
A woman and her daughter in the garden Source: Getty / Vicki Smith/Getty Images
ParentNext's website describes it as "a pre-employment program that helps parents and carers plan and prepare for work before their youngest child starts school." But parliamentary committee chair Julian Hill says it's not fit for purpose and needs to be replaced with a more supportive service.
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