Information provided is based on a sample survey.Table 3: Number of Playgroups in Scotland by Local Authority, 2001-05 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Aberdeen City 50 44 35 Aberdeenshire 102 103 100 Angus 36 28 27 Argyll and Bute 35 39 23 Clackmannanshire 12 13 4 Dumfries and Galloway 44 39 40 Dundee City 14 10 8 East Ayrshire 20 20 18 East Dunbartonshire 17 17 15 East Lothian 23 19 18 East Renfrewshire 20 15 15 Edinburgh City 83 73 59 Eilean Siar 34 33 32 Falkirk 20 18 17 Fife 72 60 50 Glasgow City 68 56 28 Highland 99 91 76 Inverclyde 8 7 7 Midlothian 16 13 13 Moray 56 52 48 North Ayrshire 25 23 19 North Lanarkshire 40 48 18 Orkney Islands 4 4 5 Perth and Kinross 35 34 30 Renfrewshire 19 9 10 Scottish Borders 33 35 33 Shetland Islands 9 10 10 South Ayrshire 20 19 14 South Lanarkshire 66 45 32 Stirling 21 24 21 West Dunbartonshire 9 8 5 West Lothian 35 34 30 Unknown 1 Scotland 1,391 1,198 1,145 1,043 861 Notes:2004 information from the 2004 Pre-school and Childcare Census.2003 information from the 2003 Census of Childrens Daycare and Pre-school Education Centres.2002 information from the 2002 Census of Childrens Daycare and Pre-school Education Centres.A small number of services reported may...