# The Cheder

The Cheder is a licensed preschool (school-based child care) in Forest Hills, Queens, NY serving ages 3 Years–5 Years. It is regulated by NYC DOHMH.

## Key facts
- Status: Active (NYC DOHMH)
- Address: 66-05 108th St, Queens, NY 11375
- Neighborhood: Forest Hills
- Ages: 3 Years–5 Years
- Capacity: not published
- License/permit: N/A (expires 1900-01-01)
- Operator: [YESHIVA SHOLOM SHACHNA DBA THE CHEDER](https://www.kinfield.site/operator/ny-yeshiva-sholom-shachna-dba-the-cheder) — runs 1 program
- Phone: (845) 548-2782

- Official regulator profile: https://a816-healthpsi.nyc.gov/ChildCare/search.action

## Inspection record
50 findings across 9 NYC Health inspections (2022-12-06 to 2026-10-19); 20 rated serious; 4 open at last record.
- 2026-02-04 — Sanitation & hygiene, General, Corrected: Walls and ceiling in commercial building Not properly constructed; Not maintained in good repair; unclean (§131.09(f); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-131-09-f))
- 2025-04-23 — Sanitation & hygiene, General, Corrected: Commercial building regularly cleaned; kept clean and in good repair; kept free of overcrowding. (§131.09(g); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-131-09-g))
- 2025-04-23 — Health records & medication, General, Corrected: Each staff member has documentation showing they received 2 doses measles/mumps vaccine, 1 dose rubella vaccine, 2 doses varicella vaccine and 1 dose Tdap (§43.11(c)(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-43-11-c-1))
- 2024-02-28 — Records, permits & program, Critical, Corrected: School-based child care program fails to provide complete written safety plan at time of inspection. (§43.21(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-43-21-a))
- 2024-02-28 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Critical, Corrected: Adequately stocked first aid kit Not provided or maintained at the time of inspection. (§43.21(c); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-43-21-c))
- 2024-02-28 — Staff qualifications & clearances, General, Corrected: Written safety plan describes provisions for health care maintenance and compliance; provisions for emergency medical care first aid and CPR (§43.07(b)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-43-07-b-4))
- 2023-03-28 — Sanitation & hygiene, General, Open at time of record: Walls and ceiling in commercial building Not properly constructed; Not maintained in good repair; unclean (§131.09(f); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-131-09-f))
- 2023-03-28 — Sanitation & hygiene, General, Open at time of record: Walls and ceiling in commercial building Not properly constructed; Not maintained in good repair; unclean (§131.09(f); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-131-09-f))
- 2023-03-28 — Supervision & ratios, Public health hazard, Open at time of record: School-based child care program failed to maintain line of site supervision. (§43.09(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-43-09-a))
- 2023-03-28 — Supervision & ratios, Public health hazard, Open at time of record: School-based child care program fails to maintain minimum staff to child ratios. (§43.09(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-43-09-b))
- 2023-03-28 — Safety hazards, Public health hazard, Corrected: Premises free of electrical, chemical, mechanical and other hazards. (§43.22(e); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-43-22-e))
- 2023-03-28 — Safety hazards, Public health hazard, Corrected: Premises free of electrical, chemical, mechanical and other hazards. (§43.22(e); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-43-22-e))
- 2022-12-06 — Safety hazards, Public health hazard, Corrected: Premises free of electrical, chemical, mechanical and other hazards. (§43.22(e); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-43-22-e))
- 2022-12-06 — Safety hazards, Public health hazard, Corrected: Premises free of electrical, chemical, mechanical and other hazards. (§43.22(e); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-43-22-e))
- 2022-12-06 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Critical, Corrected: N employee permitted to work at school unless healthy; has annual medical clearance (§45.09(d); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-45-09-d))
- …and 35 more on the source page.

## Building
BIN 4437362: 15 NYC Department of Buildings violation records (0 open) and 9 permits. These describe the building, not the childcare program.
Tax lot 4021740001: Public facilities & institutions, built 1960, 3 floors.

## Nearby programs
- [Eleonora's Day Care INC.](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ny-ocfs-694055) — 0.11 km, capacity 16
- [Eleonora's Day Care INC.](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ny-ocfs-694058) — 0.11 km, capacity 16
- [Group Family Day Care #858933](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ny-ocfs-858933) — 0.13 km, capacity 16
- [Commonpoint NY, INC.](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ny-nyc-dc37909) — 0.17 km, capacity 124
- [Samuel Field Yw - Ymha](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ny-ocfs-410441) — 0.18 km, capacity 212
- [Family Day Care #451785](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ny-ocfs-451785) — 0.24 km, capacity 8

## Sources
- nyc_active_childcare record DC40955 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/gy3q-4tzp.json?dcid=DC40955
- nyc_dohmh_inspections_historical record row-iynj.9kzc.iee7 (historical, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/dsg6-ifza.json?$where=%3Aid%3D'row-iynj.9kzc.iee7'
- nyc_ccc_inspections record DC40955 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://a816-healthpsi.nyc.gov/ChildCare/search.action

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Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ny-nyc-dc40955 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.