The school holidays are nearly upon us again in New Zealand, and if you’re managing facilities for a primary or secondary school, early childhood centre, or university, you’ll know that holidays are a perfect time to get on top of your school cleaning needs.
With students and staff off-site, it’s much easier to complete deep cleaning tasks and address areas that are difficult to manage during the busy school term. From classrooms and libraries to sports halls, science labs, and communal spaces, the break allows you to ensure everything is fresh, hygienic and ready for the next term.
It’s never too early to start setting cleaning priorities based on the size and facilities of your educational institution. So what should you consider for your Christchurch, Wellington or Auckland school cleaning? Here are the key focus areas to check off.
Deep Cleans of Classrooms
Naturally, it makes sense to attend to the cleanliness and hygiene of classrooms while students are away during the break.
- For primary schools and secondary schools, as well as for university lecture rooms, it’s a great time to schedule in thorough furniture cleaning and sanitisation – such as for desks and chairs.
- Floor surfaces can benefit during this low-traffic time, with steam cleaning for carpets and buffing and polishing for hard floor surfaces.
- You might also wish to schedule in cleaning for walls and ceilings with your school cleaning services, to remove dust and any old Blu-Tac left over from prior terms.
Cleaning for School Bathrooms
School bathrooms are some of the highest-traffic areas a school can have, so don’t forget these spaces over the school or university break.
- Holidays are an ideal chance for cleaning teams to scrub grout, clean bathroom vents and ensure every corner of the room is cleaned and disinfected.
- For early school cleaning and childcare cleaning, ensure that cleaning teams sanitise low-height children’s bathrooms just as thoroughly as full-size bathroom amenities to minimise the spread of germs.
- Change rooms and lockers might also need attention, so have your commercial cleaning company clean these thoroughly. It’s also a great time to check that elements such as locks, handles and hinges are all functioning as they should.
Cleaning Common Areas and Facilities
Every school and university has a unique layout, and some may have more common facilities than others – for example, there may be more common area cleaning required in high school cleaning, university cleaning and private school cleaning.
- It’s essential that staff rooms and teachers’ lounges are given a deep clean at this time, as the state of these areas can help set up great staff morale for the term ahead.
- Check that both floors and furniture are cleaned in halls, gymnasiums and auditoriums during the break, and that libraries are dusted throughout.
- It’s also essential the cafeteria and any food prep spaces are thoroughly cleaned to maintain high food safety standards. You can also make the most of lower food stock levels, and get those food storage rooms cleaned and scrubbed too!
- And of course, administrative offices, corridors and entryways will also benefit from a thorough commercial clean.
Outdoor Areas
You might use professional school cleaning services for your school’s outdoor areas, or perhaps someone on your school team looks after them, but either way it’s important to consider these areas.
- School holidays are a great time to clean, sanitise and maintain playground equipment.
- You might schedule in external cleaning of windows, gutters and pathways, especially ahead of winter months.
- Schools might also be busy attending to garden, landscaping and sports field maintenance during this time.
- It’s also a great opportunity to take care of deep carpet and flooring cleaning to remove embedded dirt, allergens and stains from carpets, gym floors and hard surfaces.
- Servicing ventilation and HVAC systems during the break will improve indoor air quality.
- It’s a good time to conduct pest control inspections and address any potential issues before the new term begins.
Choosing the Right School Cleaning Partner
It’s not always easy to find the right schools cleaning company in Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and beyond – but once you’ve chosen the right provider, they can make it so much easier to keep your school or university spotlessly clean year round.
AMC Commercial Cleaning offers specialised school cleaning across the country, as well as business cleaning and office cleaning services that earn excellent testimonials. From consistent daily cleaning, to dedicated cleaning throughout the school holidays, we’re delighted to have our highly trained teams attending to so many New Zealand schools with the care we’ve become known for.
You can contact us any time for a free quote for your premises.
