The judicial review proceedings have been launched by Irwin Mitchell solicitors after a mother raised concerns over the decision to close the centre she uses.
The plans to reduce the number from 35 to 14 are part of a council drive to save money in the face of budget cuts.
The remaining centres are set to be restructured to become family centres and focus on children and young people up to the age of 19, rather than just up to age five.
This decision came after a consultation last year on three proposals for the future of the children's centres. The other proposals were to retain all the children's centres or scrap them entirely in favour of targeted outreach services.
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