EVERETT — The YMCA of Snohomish County celebrated a new early learning center in Marysville with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday.

The Marysville Family YMCA Early Learning Center will officially open in September, said Peyton Tune, president and CEO for YMCA of Snohomish County. The facility’s goal is to provide affordable child care for up to 68 children, ages 1-5.

A Washington State Early Learning Facilities grant of $2.2 million and nearly $1 million in federal support funded early construction. Individual donations and funding from smaller foundations provided the remaining money for the $4 million remodel.

The previous 4,000-square-foot building, which held a Youth Development Center for teens, was expanded into a 6,500-square-foot, four-classroom space. A larger existing space i

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