On Monday nursery staff, student parents and children lobbied the university's board of governors to protest against the plans, which involve closing the Phoenix Nursery and consolidating provision at the One World Nursery on Moulsecoomb campus.
Unison has warned that places for students and staff will be cut and up to five nursery staff jobs could be lost.
Parent Jonathan Chapman, a lecturer at the university whose son attends Phoenix, has put forward a business plan which the university is now considering.
Following the meeting, Mr Chapman presented his case to the university's senior management. He said, 'The meeting was very constructive. There are still one or two small issues and we are going to meet again to look into it further.'
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