The Cheder Early Learning Center, New Haven, CT

The Essentials

Summary

Across 5 licensing visits from April 2024 to July 2026, OEC cited 18 violations at The Cheder Early Learning Center.

Visits: 5; 2024–2026, inspections, follow-ups and investigations
Violations: 18; Regulations cited by OEC licensing staff
Visits With Violations: 3; Correction dates are not published
Complaint investigations: 1; Investigations opened on a complaint

What the Record Shows

OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
OEC’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
1 visit in this window included a complaint investigation. OEC publishes what an investigation found, not what the complaint alleged.
The latest full inspection, February 27, 2026, recorded 10 violations.

What to Ask About

Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff, Cited in Two Visits
Authorized prescriber/parent permission, Cited in Two Visits
Labeling and storage, Cited in Two Visits

Report at a Glance

Facility: The Cheder Early Learning Center
Address: 342 Ellsworth Ave, New Haven, CT 06511
License Number: CT-DCCC.70759
License Type: Child care center
Licensed Capacity: 62 children
Capacity Under Age 3: 32 children
Ages Served: 12 months to 5 years
Hours: Mon–Fri, 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
License Expires: 2028-05-31
Record Window: September 1, 2011 to November 1, 2026

Chronology

Inspection History

Every visit in the record window, newest first. A violation is a licensing regulation Connecticut found was not met. OEC publishes what an investigation found, not what the complaint alleged.

Jul 62026
Follow-up visit
No violations
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2026-794
Mar 182026
Follow-up visit
1 violation
- 19a-79-7a(h)(1-9)Outdoor spaceCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2026-794
Feb 272026
Unannounced full inspection
10 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)Individual care plan- signed by parents/staffCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(b)(3)(A-B)Authorized prescriber/parent permissionCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(b)(5)(A-B)Labeling and storageCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-3a(c)(1-4)Notification of ChangeCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-3a(d)6)(C), (e)(1-6), 7a(e)(17), 10(g)(8)PostingsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(d)(4)(D)SupervisionCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-6a(a)(4)Menus- 1 wk in advance- keep 3 mthsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(c)(5)(A-C)Water supply- water testingCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(e)(3)Water temperature 60 ℉ – 120 ℉CitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(e)(5)Walls/ceilings/floors/rugs-clean, good repairCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2026-794
Dec 42024
Unannounced full inspection
7 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-4a(i)(1-2)ConsultantsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(b)(3)(A-B)Authorized prescriber/parent permissionCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(b)(5)(A-B)Labeling and storageCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-3a(e)(1-6)PostingsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(g)(1)Equipment-clean and safe, good repair, non-toxic-sturdy, free from protruding nails, rustCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(b)(5)(D)Unused/Expired meds-destroyed/returnedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)Individual care plan- signed by parents/staffCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2024-4691
Apr 42024
Investigation
No violations
Opened on a complaint. OEC's resolution: Referred to Legal Division.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2024-268

Connecticut’s Office of Early Childhood publishes each violation it cites, not a risk level for it.

Context

Patterns Worth Examining

A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.

1
Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) in December 2024 and February 2026. The agency describes it this way: Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
242426262619a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) across all 5 visits, oldest to newest
2
Authorized prescriber/parent permission, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-9a(b)(3)(A-B) in December 2024 and February 2026. The agency describes it this way: Authorized prescriber/parent permission. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
242426262619a-79-9a(b)(3)(A-B) across all 5 visits, oldest to newest
3
Labeling and storage, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-9a(b)(5)(A-B) in December 2024 and February 2026. The agency describes it this way: Labeling and storage. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
242426262619a-79-9a(b)(5)(A-B) across all 5 visits, oldest to newest

For Your Next Visit

Questions to Ask on Your Visit

Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.

01
What changed after 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
02
What changed after 19a-79-9a(b)(3)(A-B) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Authorized prescriber/parent permission: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
03
What changed after 19a-79-9a(b)(5)(A-B) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Labeling and storage: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
04
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
05
Has the center ever been referred for legal action or put on a corrective plan, and what changed afterward?
OEC’s files list no enforcement action in this window.

The Evidence

Sources and Coverage

Program details, inspections, investigations and the violations cited at each are published by the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood's Division of Licensing in its daily files on data.ct.gov.

Child care licensing program data (data.ct.gov)
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · DCCC.70759
Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2024-268
Visit Apr 4, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2024-4691
Visit Dec 4, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2026-794
Visit Feb 27, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2026-794
Visit Mar 18, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2026-794
Visit Jul 6, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Coverage

Record windowSeptember 1, 2011 – November 1, 2026

This record is OEC's list of active child care licenses as of November 2026, with the inspections, follow-up visits and investigations in OEC's files, which run from September 2011.
OEC's files give no correction date for a violation, so no violation in this record shows one; OEC's resolution of each inspection or investigation (a corrective action plan, a referral to its legal division) is kept with the visit.
Exempt child care centers (programs OEC records but does not license, such as those a public school runs) and youth camps are not in this record.
OEC's files give no county and no map point for a program.

What This Report Cannot Tell You

Correction dates: OEC's files record the violation cited, not when it was corrected.
Severity of violations: OEC's files do not grade violations.
Complaints not investigated: Complaints OEC screened out without an investigation are not published.
Staff qualifications and turnover: Not part of the published licensing record.

Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.

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