Free pre-school for children in NSW and Victoria by 2030

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet plays with his daughter at a preschool in Sydney (AAP)

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet plays with his daughter at a preschool in Sydney (AAP) Source: AAP / NIKKI SHORT/AAPIMAGE

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Within a decade children in New South Wales and Victoria will be able to access play-based learning for free in the year before they start primary school.

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