The move is being made as the local authority looks to focus support for families with children up to the age of 19 from next year, rather than specifically for pre-school age children.
A shift to providing more services online following the Covid pandemic is another factor.
This is “reducing the need for the same number of premises,” according to a report being presented to councillors next week.
It adds that while prior to 2015 its children and families early help services was delivered “from a significant number of premises”, over the last nine years “the use of some of these buildings has significantly reduced”.
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