The University of East Anglia (UEA) confirmed that the EYPS course would shut because it has not recruited enough students and is operating at a loss.
The university also said that running EYP training did not fit with its long-term priorities for the School of Education and Lifelong Learning, which are focused on teacher training and research.
The University and College Union (UCU), which represents academic staff at the university, warned that the closure could lead to staff being made redundant and could affect nursery provision and create a shortage of professionally trained nursery staff in in Norfolk.
UEA had shared £3.4m of East of England consortium funding over three years to provide fully-funded EYPS places with no tuition fees.
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