Cleaning and Sanitation Frequency Table
AREA |
CLEAN |
SANITIZE |
Frequency |
| Classrooms/child
care/food areas |
Countertops/tables |
X |
X |
Daily
and when soiled |
Food
preparation and service surfaces |
X |
X |
Before
and after contact with food activity; between preparation of raw
and cooked foods |
Floors |
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Daily
and when soiled |
Door
and cabinet handles |
X |
X |
Daily
and when soiled |
Carpets
and large area rugs |
X |
|
Vacuum
daily when children are not present. Clean with a carpet cleaning
method approved by the local health authority. Clean carpets only
when children will not be present until the carpet is dry. Clean
carpets at least monthly in infant areas, at least every three
months in other areas and when soiled. |
Small
rugs |
X |
|
Shake
outdoors or vacuum daily. Launder weekly. |
Utensils,
surfaces, and toys that go into the mouth or have been in contact
with saliva or other body fluids |
X |
X |
After
each child's use; or disposable, one-time use utensils or toys. |
Toys |
X |
|
Weekly
and when soiled |
Dress-up
clothes not worn on the head |
X |
|
Weekly |
Sheets
and pillowcases, individual cloth towels (if used), combs and
hairbrushes, washcloths, and machine-washable cloth toys |
X |
|
Weekly
and when visibly soiled (used only by one child) |
Blankets,
sleeping bags and cubbies |
X |
|
Monthly
and when soiled |
Hats |
X |
|
After
each child's use (or use disposable hats that only one child wears) |
Cribs
and mattresses |
X |
|
Weekly
or before use by a different child |
Mops
and cleaning rags |
X |
X |
Before
and after a day of use, wash, rinse, and sanitize mops and cleaning
rags. |
Toilet
and diapering areas |
Handwashing
sinks, faucets, surrounding counters |
X |
X |
Daily
and when soiled |
Soap
dispensers |
X |
X |
Daily
and when soiled |
Toilet
seats, toilet handles, cubicle handles and other touchable surfaces,
floors |
X |
X |
Daily
or immediately if visibly soiled |
Toilet
bowls |
X |
X |
Daily |
Doorknobs |
X |
X |
Daily |
Changing
tables |
X |
X |
After
each child's use |
Potty
chairs |
X |
X |
After
each child's use. (Use of potty chairs in child care is discouraged
because of high risk of contamination.) |
Any
surface contaminated with body fluids: saliva, mucus, vomit,
urine, stool, or blood |
X |
X |
IMMEDIATELY |
Adapted From: Healthy Young Children, A Manual for Programs, NAEYC,
2002.
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