After 37 years, Windsor's only pre-school for children with special needs is set to close this summer. 

The John McGivney Centre's pre-school program will end on Aug. 31.

The province has changed the funding formula, which left the McGivney centre with a $360,000-a-year budget shortfall.

To offset the changes, the centre had to raise its daily fees from $36 to $75.

Enrolment in the program was at 63 kids, after the daily rate changed, enrolment dropped 27 kids.

A city report will come before council in May.

Ward 8 councillor Bill Marra says it's a complex issue and it would be a mistake to see the program end in August without a transition strategy.

A petition has been launched calling for funding to be reinstated.