Industries
Cleaning for childcare centers and preschools.
Arbor cleans childcare centers, preschools and infant and toddler rooms after pickup, so classrooms, nap rooms and child-size restrooms are fresh before the first drop-off.
Request a quoteCall (707) 865-8026
Printable checklist
Ready before the first drop-off.
Parents form an opinion of a center in the half minute it takes to sign a child in. They see the entry, smell the hallway and glance into the classroom, and they notice fingerprints on the door glass or a crumb-covered rug right away. Teachers spend the day with the children, not with a mop, so the building needs to be reset every evening by people who know what a room full of two-year-olds leaves behind.
Arbor starts with a free walkthrough with your director. Together we go room by room, from the infant room to the playroom and the staff office, and note what each space needs and when. The written plan and quote follow before any cleaning begins, and the crew starts the evening you choose.
Classrooms, cubbies and low surfaces.
Everything in a childcare classroom sits at knee height, and so does most of the mess. Child-size tables and chairs are wiped top and underside, cubby fronts and coat hooks cleaned, and low windows, mirrors and door glass cleaned up to the reach of small hands. Art tables and easels get scrubbed of paint and glue, and sand and water tables are wiped around the rim and legs.
Toy shelves are dusted and wiped, and toys your teachers set out in bins can be washed on the nights listed in the plan. Rugs and carpet squares get vacuumed every visit, with spots treated as they appear, while hard floors are swept and damp-mopped so they dry well before morning circle time.
Nap rooms and infant rooms.
Nap rooms need a lighter, quieter touch. Cot frames and mat covers are wiped, shelves and window ledges dusted and the floor vacuumed or mopped once the cots are stacked. In infant rooms, crib rails, high-chair trays, rocking chairs and the counters around bottle-prep sinks are wiped, and the floor gets careful attention because babies spend much of the day crawling across it.
Diaper-changing stations are cleaned and disinfected every visit, along with the nearby sink, counter and step stool. Disinfectant stays wet on each changing surface for the contact time printed on its label, and lidded diaper pails are emptied and their liners replaced.
Restrooms, kitchens and hallways.
Child-size toilets and low sinks get cleaned from the fixtures down to the floor and baseboards, where splashes collect. Soap, paper towels and toilet paper are restocked, either from your own stock or through our janitorial supplies program. A restroom deep cleaning on a monthly or quarterly cycle reaches grout lines, partitions and vents.
The center’s kitchen or snack area gets counters, sink and appliance fronts wiped and the floor mopped. Hallways, the sign-in counter, stroller parking and the director’s office are cleaned on the way out, and door handles, push bars and light switches are wiped in every room.
People you can trust with the keys.
A center is responsible for every child in it and every adult who comes through the door. Arbor’s cleaners are background-checked, and your director gets a single contact for the crew working after hours. Cleaning happens after the last family leaves, not during care hours.
Supervisors visit to do quality inspections and to go over any notes your director leaves, whether that is a sticky spot under a lunch table or a change in which rooms are used on Fridays.
Centers across our area.
Early-education programs in our region come in many shapes: preschools in church buildings and community halls, storefront centers in shopping plazas, infant and toddler programs near office parks and hospitals, and larger campuses with several classroom wings. You will find them throughout Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park and Windsor, around Sacramento’s growing suburbs from Elk Grove to Roseville, and in the Stockton area from Lodi to Manteca and Tracy.
Centers that share space with a church can fold their classrooms into the church’s plan, so one crew handles the whole building.
Breaks, floors and price.
Summer, winter holidays and the days the center closes for staff planning are the time for bigger work. Our commercial floor care crew takes hallway and classroom vinyl tile down to bare tile and refinishes it, while classroom rugs and carpet are extracted with our commercial carpet cleaning, with enough time left to dry before children return. The quote follows your classroom and restroom count, how many nights a week the crew visits, the floor mix and any periodic projects you add.
A few useful answers
Common questions
When do you clean a childcare center?
After the last child is picked up, most often on weekday evenings. Weekend visits work well for floor and carpet projects.
Who will be in our center after hours?
A background-checked Arbor crew, with a supervisor who comes back for quality inspections and goes over any notes your director leaves.
Can you wash classroom toys?
Yes. Toys your teachers set out in bins can be washed and left to air-dry on the nights listed in your plan.
Do you clean diaper-changing areas?
Yes. Changing tables, nearby counters, sinks and step stools are cleaned and disinfected every visit, and diaper pail liners are replaced.
Can carpet and rugs dry before children arrive?
Yes. Extraction is scheduled for Friday evenings, weekends or breaks so carpet and rugs are fully dry before the next drop-off.
Services