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What Should Be Included in a Nursery Cleaning Schedule?

Nurseries are busy environments. Children play, eat, learn and move between different areas throughout the day, meaning cleaning needs to be structured, consistent and appropriate for the individual setting.

A good nursery cleaning schedule should clearly identify what needs cleaning, how frequently it should be cleaned and who is responsible for each task.

Daily Nursery Cleaning Tasks

Depending on the nursery, daily cleaning may include:

Vacuuming and mopping floors
Cleaning toilets and washrooms
Cleaning sinks and taps
Wiping tables and chairs
Cleaning food preparation and kitchen areas
Emptying bins
Cleaning entrance areas
Cleaning staff rooms
Cleaning high-touch surfaces
Cleaning doors and handles
Cleaning communal areas

High-Touch Areas

Frequently touched areas can include:

Door handles
Light switches
Handrails
Tables
Chairs
Taps
Toilet flushes
Cupboard handles
Shared surfaces

The exact cleaning schedule should reflect how the nursery operates and which areas experience the greatest levels of use.

Weekly Nursery Cleaning

A weekly cleaning rotation may include more detailed attention to:

Skirting boards
Internal doors
Accessible fixtures
Shelving
Corners and edges
Staff areas
Less frequently used spaces

Periodic Deep Cleaning

Even with regular cleaning, nurseries can benefit from periodic deep cleans.

These provide additional time to concentrate on areas that cannot always receive the same level of attention during routine evening cleaning.

Why Use a Written Nursery Cleaning Checklist?

A written checklist creates accountability.

Instead of simply instructing someone to "clean the nursery", both the nursery and cleaning team have a clear understanding of what is expected.

It also allows supervisors to inspect completed work and identify areas requiring additional attention.

Professional Nursery Cleaning

Meredith's Maids provides professional commercial nursery cleaning, with cleaning schedules tailored to individual settings.

Cleaning can be arranged outside nursery operating hours to minimise disruption.

Contact Meredith's Maids to discuss a tailored nursery cleaning schedule and commercial cleaning quotation.

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What Should Be Included in a Nursery Cleaning Schedule?

A good nursery cleaning schedule should clearly identify what needs cleaning, how frequently it should be cleaned and who is responsible for each task.

Daily Nursery Cleaning Tasks

Depending on the nursery, daily cleaning may include:

Vacuuming and mopping floors
Cleaning toilets and washrooms
Cleaning sinks and taps
Wiping tables and chairs
Cleaning food preparation and kitchen areas
Emptying bins
Cleaning entrance areas
Cleaning staff rooms
Cleaning high-touch surfaces
Cleaning doors and handles
Cleaning communal areas

High-Touch Areas

Frequently touched areas can include:

Door handles
Light switches
Handrails
Tables
Chairs
Taps
Toilet flushes
Cupboard handles
Shared surfaces

The exact cleaning schedule should reflect how the nursery operates and which areas experience the greatest levels of use.

Weekly Nursery Cleaning

A weekly cleaning rotation may include more detailed attention to:

Skirting boards
Internal doors
Accessible fixtures
Shelving
Corners and edges
Staff areas
Less frequently used spaces

Periodic Deep Cleaning

Even with regular cleaning, nurseries can benefit from periodic deep cleans.

These provide additional time to concentrate on areas that cannot always receive the same level of attention during routine evening cleaning.

Why Use a Written Nursery Cleaning Checklist?

A written checklist creates accountability.

Instead of simply instructing someone to "clean the nursery", both the nursery and cleaning team have a clear understanding of what is expected.

It also allows supervisors to inspect completed work and identify areas requiring additional attention.

Professional Nursery Cleaning

Meredith's Maids provides professional commercial nursery cleaning, with cleaning schedules tailored to individual settings.

Cleaning can be arranged outside nursery operating hours to minimise disruption.

Contact Meredith's Maids to discuss a tailored nursery cleaning schedule and commercial cleaning quotation.

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