Oxfordshire County Council, which is facing additional cuts to its budget, says it is likely that it will have to close some of its 45 children’s centres next year.
The council said that no decisions have been made about how many children’s centres would close or which ones.
However, it is thought that the two children's centres in Witney, the Prime Minister's constituency, are among the centres at risk.
A spokesperson for the council said, ‘Following recent national announcements about future funding for local government, we are now facing the heavy burden of an additional £61m of cuts.
‘We are therefore looking at a real change of focus and emphasis for children’s centres looking to the future.
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