What a Professional Cleaning Service Will Clean in Your School
Summer break is just around the corner. Now is the time for schools to start planning their summer cleaning checklist so that you can get started on it as soon as the buildings are empty for the break. This will give you plenty of time to clean and sanitize everything before kids and teachers return for the new school year. It’s also the perfect time to enlist the help of cleaning professionals who specialize in cleaning and sanitizing school grounds.
Why a Deep Cleaning Over Summer is Important
You have so much going on during the school year–from sporting events to dances, to parent-teacher conferences. It can be difficult to do a deep clean of any school space even over a weekend. But summer break is perfect for you to go space by space, cleaning everything from the baseboards behind a filing cabinet to the restrooms of the cafeteria.
When you aren’t rushed, you can do a more thorough job. This gives you three major benefits. The first is that your school grounds will be pristine for the start of the new school year. This is a point of pride for many administrators and staff. It helps you put your best foot forward as you welcome students and their parents for a new school year. It also helps instill school pride in staff and students.
The second benefit is that a clean school means students are better able to focus on learning. They aren’t distracted by the graffiti on their desk or the dust bunny in the corner of the classroom. Bottom line: clean classrooms minimize distractions and help students be more productive.
Finally, a deep clean over the summer means you have the time to properly sanitize your school grounds, making your classrooms, cafeteria, and restrooms healthy–just in time for the start of cold and flu season! By taking care of any lingering germs, you can help keep your staff and students healthier, minimizing sick days.
Your Summer Cleaning Checklist
If you hire professionals to clean your school over the summer, it’s a good idea to know what you can expect from them. Here is a summer cleaning checklist that will make sure your school is clean and healthy for everyone by the start of the new school year.
Classrooms
- Dust off tables, desks, filing cabinets, and other hard surfaces that can accumulate dust
- Clean walls and doors to remove lingering dust and dirt
- Clean windows, dust blinds and window sills
- Clean hard floors by sweeping, mopping, and buffing
- Vacuum carpets and deep clean them
- Clean chalkboards and dry erase boards with a cleaning solution
- Empty pencil sharpeners
- Empty all trash and recycling bins
- Disinfect hotspots (surfaces that are frequently touched), such as desktops, light switches, and door knobs
Restrooms
- Clean and sanitize toilets, urinals, sinks, soap dispensers, paper towel dispensers, hand dryers, and doors
- Clean and sanitize walls and doors
- Clean mirrors and other reflective surfaces
- Empty trash cans and recycling bins
- Sweep, mop, and buff floors
Cafeteria
- Clean and sanitize hot spots such as serving counters, tabletops, vending machines, water fountains, etc.
- Clean reflective surfaces
- Clean walls and doors to remove dust
- Clean windows, dust blinds and window sills
- Empty trash and recycling bins
- Sweep, mop, and buff floors
Hallways
- Clean and sanitize high-touch areas (such as lockers and classroom door knobs)
- Clean and sanitize water fountains and vending machines
- Clean walls, lockers, cubbies, and doors to remove dust and dirt
- Clean windows, dust blinds and window sills
- Empty trash and recycling bins
- Sweep, mop, and buff floors
- Vacuum and deep clean carpets and door mats
Teachers’ Lounge and Offices
- Clean and sanitize high-touch areas
- Clean walls and doors to remove dust and dirt
- Clean and sanitize tabletops, desks, filing cabinets, sinks, etc.
- Clean mirrors and other reflective surfaces
- Empty trash cans and recycling bins
- Sweep, mop, and buff floors
- Vacuum and deep clean carpets
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