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School and Daycare Cleaning
In a childcare setting, product selection is a safety decision. Children put hands and mouths on surfaces adults never touch, and they are more susceptible to respiratory irritants than adults. That means low-irritant certified chemistry, strict separation of cleaning and disinfecting steps, and disinfection scheduled when children are not present with adequate ventilation afterwards.
Frequency Beats Intensity
Transmission in a classroom happens through hands and high-touch surfaces during the day, not overnight. A once-nightly deep disinfection is far less effective than a mid-day high-touch round on door handles, light switches, table surfaces, sink taps, toy storage and shared equipment. This is the argument for daytime porter coverage in any setting with young children.
Chemistry Matters More Here Than Anywhere
Quaternary ammonium compounds and bleach are both recognised asthmagens. Where a hydrogen peroxide or citric acid based EPA-registered product achieves the same claim, it is the better choice in a room full of developing lungs. Products must be stored locked, and disinfection should happen when children are out of the room with time to ventilate before they return.
Bathrooms, Nap Areas and Soft Surfaces
Child-height fixtures need cleaning at child height — the underside of a toddler sink and the area around a low toilet are missed by adult-height routines. Nap mats, cots and soft furnishings need a defined laundering or wipe-down cycle. Soft toys and fabric play equipment need a schedule someone actually owns, because they are the most frequently forgotten items in a childcare setting.
New York City childcare programmes operate under Health Code Article 47, which carries its own sanitation and recordkeeping expectations. Your programme director owns compliance; a cleaning vendor that understands what inspectors look at is considerably more useful than one that does not.
Our Protocol for This Environment
- Low-irritant EPA-registered products; quats and bleach avoided where a peroxide alternative works
- Clean first, then disinfect — two separate steps, because soil neutralises the active
- Disinfection scheduled when children are absent, with ventilation before re-entry
- All products stored locked and out of reach at all times
- Mid-day high-touch round: handles, switches, tables, taps, shared equipment, toy storage
- Child-height fixtures cleaned at child height, including undersides and surrounds
- Nap mats, cots and soft furnishings on a defined wipe-down or laundering cycle
- Soft toys and fabric play equipment on a documented rotation
- Outbreak response protocol with enhanced disinfection and a written record
- Entry, cubby and coat areas maintained — the highest-traffic square metres in the building
Get a Scope Built for Your Space
We will walk the space, ask the questions specific to your environment, and send back a written scope, a fixed price and the exclusions.
Get a Scope for This Space
Written scope, fixed price and exclusions, usually within two business days.
We reply to every request. If your building needs a Certificate of Insurance or vendor registration, we handle that paperwork before the first night.
Frequently Asked Questions
What products do you use around children?
EPA-registered products chosen for a low irritant profile — typically hydrogen peroxide or citric acid based rather than quaternary ammonium or bleach, wherever the same claim can be achieved. We will give you the product list, EPA registration numbers and Safety Data Sheets before we start.
Can you clean during the day?
For high-touch rounds, yes, and it is where most of the benefit is. Anything involving disinfectant chemistry happens when children are out of the room, with ventilation before they return.
Can you help during an outbreak?
Yes — enhanced disinfection of affected areas, raised high-touch frequency, and a written record of what was treated and when, which is what your licensing authority and your parents will both want to see.
Ready for a Cleaning Contract You Can Actually Read?
Send us your square footage and how many nights you need. You get a written scope, a fixed monthly price, and the SLA in the same document — usually within two business days.