Kirklees Council currently operates 25 children's centre buildings, but in a bid to save money, the council plans to reduce this to four designated children's centres.
In addition it will run four "hub" sites that will provide an access point for children and families seeking support or information on early intervention services.
It will also deliver some services for children aged up to 19 and their families from community buildings such as libraries.
The council's lead member for family support and child protection Erin Hill told CYP Now the changes could save the local authority as much as £10m.
Approval of the plans comes less than a week after children's services staff at the council voted to strike at the end of the month.
The children's services department was graded "inadequate" by Ofsted in November 2016.
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