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School Cleaning Checklist

For the safety of staff and students, a school cleaning checklist must be extremely thorough. This stops the spread of illness throughout a school and ensures that students have a clean and vibrant environment to learn in and that staff can focus on teaching.

Below, we’re going to take you through a comprehensive school cleaning checklist. As you’ll see, the checklist is long and very thorough, but it needs to be. Every area of every room in a school must be cleaned correctly in order to provide the best atmosphere and environment for everyone to enjoy.

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Table of Contents

  • Cleaning Checklist for Schools
    • Corridors
    • School bathroom cleaning checklist
    • Classroom cleaning checklist
    • Staff room and offices
    • Reception Area
    • Entrances
    • Sports Facilities
    • Library
    • School kitchen cleaning checklist
  • Key daily cleaning checklist for schools
  • School deep cleaning checklist
  • How often should a school be cleaned?
  • Cleaning Express school cleaning services

Cleaning Checklist for Schools

We will mention deep cleaning for schools below, but first, we want to focus on the daily cleaning of schools. The daily cleaning of a school is extremely important. This cleaning service ensures that every room, corridor and activity space is clean and free from viruses, dust and clutter.

The main areas that cleaners focus on are the classrooms, corridors, main entrance, lobbies, offices, restrooms, gyms, kitchen and break rooms. And here is a breakdown of the cleaning checklists for each of those spaces.

Corridors

Corridors can be left in a rather sorry state at the end of the school day. It is a cleaner’s job to ensure that the corridors of a school are an inviting space for the following day. So, the cleaning checklist for corridors in schools may include the following:

  • Sweeping, vacuuming or mopping the floors
  • Removing any clutter or rubbish
  • Disinfecting locker doors
  • Dusting the top of lockers
  • Emptying bins and putting rubbish in designated disposal areas
  • Ensuring any seats are disinfected and arranged correctly
  • Cleaning and disinfecting water foundations or drinking water stations
  • Cleaning both sides of entryway doors
  • Disinfecting door handles and push bars

School bathroom cleaning checklist

A school bathroom can see a lot of mess over the school day, so it is vital that a cleaner spends the time to bring the restroom back up to high standards. As I’m sure you’ve guessed, the checklist for a school bathroom is rather extensive and may include the following:

  • Sweeping and mopping of the floors
  • Disinfecting and cleaning taps and sinks
  • Wiping all mirrors for a streak-free shine
  • Sanitising hand dryers, soap dispensers and toilet roll holders
  • Sanitising stall walls
  • Wiping all tiled surfaces
  • Cleaning and sanitising all toilets
  • Emptying all bins
  • Ensuring any sanitary bins are emptied

Classroom cleaning checklist

While classroom cleaning checklists may differ depending on the cleaning company that provides your school cleaning service, here is a breakdown of what cleaning tasks may be included:

  • Sanitising desks and chairs
  • Sweeping or vacuuming the floors
  • Emptying bins
  • Dusting shelves
  • Disinfecting doors and door handles
  • Cleaning the inside of windows
  • Spot cleaning the walls to remove any noticeable marks
  • Sanitise all work surfaces, computers, monitors and printers while ensuring work papers are not disturbed.

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Staff room and offices

The behind scene spaces of a school are just as important as the spaces that the students see. The teachers and staff must have tidy and clean spaces they can enjoy and work in. Here is a breakdown of the cleaning tasks that will take place in the staff room and offices regularly:

  • Vacuuming or sweeping and mopping all floors
  • All surfaces will be wiped and sanitised
  • All bins will be emptied
  • Plates and cups will be washed
  • Any kitchen equipment (coffee machines etc.) will be sanitised and cleaned
  • Kitchen surfaces will be sanitised and cleaned
  • Seats will be cleaned and placed correctly
  • Desks will be wiped down while ensuring no work papers are moved or removed
  • Bins will be emptied
  • Computers and monitors will be dusted and wiped clean
  • Glass in doors will be cleaned

Please also read our office cleaning checklist

Reception Area

The reception area of a school is a place to welcome visitors and parents, so it is a vital space to keep clean and organised. For many, the reception area is the first part of the school that they see. So, what this area says about your school, will transfer to the rest of the school. The cleaning checklist for the reception area may include the following:

  • Sweeping and mopping or vacuuming all floors
  • Removing all clutter and emptying bins
  • Dusting of workstations, desks and benches
  • Wiping all hard surfaces like desks, coffee tables and tables
  • Cleaning all mirrors, windows and glass partitions
  • Dusting all school photos and other wall-mounted objects, like artwork (this is usually done during a deep clean)

Entrances

Entryways into your school play a vital role in making students feel welcome and ready to learn. These should be as clean as possible, which can be challenging, particularly during the cold and wet months. The cleaning checklist for entrances into your school may include:

  • Sweeping and mopping or vacuuming all floors
  • Replacing floors mats
  • Wiping all glass partitions

Sports Facilities

Gyms and sports facilities are breeding grounds for bacteria in schools. So, it is vital that all of the sports equipment and facilities are kept very clean. This keeps the spread of bacteria low and ensures students and staff are healthy and happy. Checklists for these areas may include:

  • Disinfecting all surfaces and sport equipment
  • Cleaning all lockerroom spaces and disinfecting all surfaces
  • Removing clutter and emptying bins
  • Polishing gym floors
  • Reporting any damaged equipment that the cleaner finds

Library

To cultivate and create brilliant minds, a clean and tidy library is vital. While the librarians will take care of the books, the cleaners will take care of:

  • Decluttering all work surfaces
  • Wiping and sanitising work surfaces
  • Dusting computers and monitors
  • Vacuuming or sweeping and mopping the floors
  • Emptying all bins
  • Dusting bookshelves

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School kitchen cleaning checklist

The school kitchen is the heart of any school and should be as clean as possible for the health and safety of the students and staff. A school kitchen cleaning checklist is likely to include:

  • Disinfecting all surfaces in the kitchen and the dining hall
  • Mopping and sweeping all floors
  • Emptying bins in all areas and ensuring waste is disposed of correctly
  • Disinfecting all food preparation and serving areas

Key daily cleaning checklist for schools

The checklists for each area of a school above are substantial and in-depth. Here is a quick dive into what a daily cleaning checklist for a school should include. These cleaning tasks should be carried out in all areas of the school.

  • Disinfecting all work surfaces, computers and monitors
  • Sweeping and mopping or vacuuming all floors
  • Emptying all bins and disposing of the waste correctly
  • Dusting and disinfecting lockers, shelves etc
  • Ensuring all restrooms are cleaned thoroughly
  • Tidying all clutter while not removing work papers
  • Sanitising chairs and desks

School deep cleaning checklist

A deep clean is a very intense cleaning of every area of the school. It ensures that nothing is missed, and every surface is dust-free and sanitised for the students. So, along with many of the other cleaning tasks we’ve mentioned in this article, the cleaners will also:

  • Remove books and papers from shelves and dust them
  • Remove monitors and computers from desks and clean them
  • Sanitise all desks and chairs in each classroom
  • Wipe all skirting boards and walls
  • Sweep and mop or vacuum every floor (carpet cleaning may also be available)
  • Help to declutter offices, classrooms and staff rooms

How often should a school be cleaned?

A school should be cleaned thoroughly every day, with a deep cleaning service being carried out weekly in some areas (sports facilities and restrooms, for example) and monthly in other areas (staff rooms, classrooms and offices, for example). This ensures everyone who uses the school is safe from bacteria and viruses and provides a clean and vibrant space to learn and teach.

Cleaning Express school cleaning services

Cleaning Express provides high-quality school cleaning services in London. We currently clean some of the best and brightest schools across London, and our cleaners are fully trained in all aspects of school cleaning. For more help and advice about keeping your school clean or to learn more about our fantastic school cleaning services, get in touch with Cleaning Express today.

Please also read:

  • End of tenancy cleaning checklist

 

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