Early childhood center in SE Grand Rapids looks to offer multilingual and accessible education [Video]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — With the Boston Square Together project aiming to revitalize the Boston Square Neighborhood in southeast Grand Rapids underway, work on the area’s new community hub nears closer to completion.

On Tuesday, members of the media, community groups, and Representative Hillary Scholten were given a tour of the soon-to-be Boston Square Early Childhood Center.

Expected to open in the fall of 2025, the early childhood center will be able to serve around 77 children, offering early education for infants and children up to five-years-old. 

‘We aim to maintain a balanced program enrollment that prioritizes all children who live in the Boston Square Neighborhood, both American born residents and refugee children,” said Meg Derrer, executive director for the the Refugee Education Center, which is the chosen provider for the BSQ-ECC.

Around half of the children currently being served …