The council last week launched a campaign called Red Tape - Cut It Out! to highlight the problem.
It said that organisations have to respond to multiple regulatory authorities, many requiring the same information.
Chief executive Martin Sime said, 'A picture is emerging of charities drowning in a sea of administration and rows of paper shufflers who have to be paid before one penny gets to the cause.'
The campaign is backed by the Scottish Pre-School Play Association. Its chief executive, Ian McLaughlan, said, 'We are concerned at the amount of red tape facing voluntary sector pre-school providers of services that is threatening their existence.'
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