At a budgetary meeting on 24 February, proposals to cut more than £250,000 from the budget of the Children and Family Education Services department were approved by a narrow margin, with 27 councillors believed to have voted in favour of the cuts and 26 voting against.
The cuts will mean the closure of 14 after-school clubs and 23 summer play schemes, unless alternative funding for the services can be found.
Around 32 full-time jobs are also under threat.
A spokesperson from the Conservative-led council said, 'We need to reallocate the resources used to subsidise these schemes to focus on children in the city who are most at risk, to reduce the onset of abuse and neglect. We have developed in partnership with schools an extensive range of extended school provision, which is where children can find alternative provision.'
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