The council is recruiting 11 nursery managers, and while each setting will still employ qualified teachers, the role of manager will not need to be filled by a teacher.
The council has said this would allow it to better meet the needs of parents who need greater flexibility from early years provision.
But the Educational Institute of Scotland union is seeking a judicial review on the plans, claiming that any head of a setting should be a teacher, to ensure quality and to meet the requirements of the new school curriculum in Scotland, which spans ages three to 18.
A Glasgow City Council spokeswoman said: "Glasgow has a variety of different pre-school provision used by parents and carers across the city.
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