The council plans to shut the 51-place Bright Start nursery next April to save money. Eighteen nursery staff jobs are under threat.
The nursery is used by council employees and the local community, but the council argues that although it is highly valued by parents, it only benefits a small percentage of council employees.
The nursery is due to close in April, leaving 26 of the 79 children without childcare, just four months before they are due to start school.
The council subsidy for the nursery for 2010/11 is £87,000. The council has said it needs to save £7.1 million from the Children and Young People's Trust budget for 2011/12.
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