The demand for more flexible hours of childcare would seem to be met by adapting provision by playgroups. But that's not so easy, says Anne Wiltsher The Government wants 21,000 pre-school playgroup places to be extended to full daycare or wraparound care by 2004. Is this feasible, given the history and culture of the playgroup movement? How popular is it with the paid and unpaid army who run the 14,300 playgroups around Britain? Quite...