Leicester City Council said it has already saved £100m across the local authority due to government spending cuts, but needs to find an additional £55m in savings.
?As part of plans to slash £4m from its early help services, the council plans to continue providing council-run services at 12 of the council's 23 children's centres, with the fate of the remaining 11 yet undecided.
"Stay and play sessions" would also only be offered twice a week instead of five times a week, the documents show, and activities with parents, which are held every week, would instead take place every two weeks.
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