The Parent Know How: Telephone Helplines and Innovation Fund Strands study revealed each text message sent to parents under the service had cost more than £200.
The report said the service "struggled to attract users", reaching just 2,178 parents at a cost of £213.83 each between March and December 2008.
It also revealed that the service suffered from "insufficient marketing".
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