Celebrations, after the council announced it will not end one o'clock club services, have been muted after it was revealed charges could be introduced.

Earlier this year the drop-in, stay and play service was under threat to make room for 1,800 early-years care places.

New government policy is making it obligatory for local authorities to provide disadvantaged two-year-olds with 15 hours of free childcare a week.

More than £1m is being spent on providing nursery facilities, which includes a new children's centre in King George's Park.

The one o'clock club centres were deemed the only appropriate place to provide the obligatory service, sparking outrage protests from parents.

In an apparent u-turn seven one o'clock centres will continue to provide services in the afternoons, some mornings during half term and at weekends for the first time.

But parents wishing to use Bolingbroke One O’Clock Centre, Windmill One O’Clock Centre and Coronation Gardens One O’Clock Centre will have to pay.

King George's One O'Clock Centre, Fontley Way One O'Clock Centre, York Gardens One O'Clock Centre and Triangle One O'Clock Centre are to remain free.

A fee for the paid services is yet to be decided.

Alex Sykes, a community manager of Made For Mums Wandsworth, said she will continue to fight to make sure the charge was affordable.

She said: "It feels like we have half won and half lost at the same time - it is great they are still going to be a service that is available.

"But if they are not going to be nursery's in the afternoon why can't they carry on as they are now?

"We are a bit worried about the charge and what it is going to be, I don't see the reason for it."

Councillor Kathy Tracey, cabinet member for children's services said: "Creating an extra 1,800 places in little over 18 months has been a major challenge and has meant we have had to explore changes to the way some council buildings operate, especially the one o’clock centres.

"However, I’m delighted to say that we are well on course to not only meet our nursery places target but to have also ensured that the flexibility is in place so that the very popular drop-in stay and play services can continue to be offered at one o’clock centres. 

"We are working closely with nursery providers and voluntary groups to ensure that for a small fee, parents can still access these sessions at a range of times throughout the working day and, in some cases, make them available on Saturdays too for the very first time."

Councillors will discuss the nursery proposals at the education and children’s services overview and scrutiny committee on June 20.