Supporters of the Save Our Nurseries campaign group have collected signatures for a petition calling for the early years settings in Tower Hamlets to remain open.
Tower Hamlets Council says it costs more than £1m a year to run the three settings.
Under the proposals, which now form part of a public consultation, Mary Sambrook Day Nursery will close next month, followed by John Smith Children's Centre in December and specialist deaf unit Overland Nursery next year.
The council says the nurseries are not cost-effective, costing £15,000 per child compared to an average spend of £1,700 per child in nursery schools.
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