Childcare Facility Cleaning in Melbourne

Aust Facility Services delivers specialist cleaning for childcare centres, early learning centres, kindergartens, and family day care facilities across Melbourne. All staff hold Working with Children Checks and use only child-safe, non-toxic products. Our programs meet and exceed National Quality Framework (NQF) Standard 3 requirements for physical environments.

Why Childcare Cleaning Requires Specialist Standards

Children under 5 are significantly more susceptible to infectious illness than adults. Their immune systems are still developing, they frequently touch their faces, and they share objects and surfaces at close range throughout the day. A poorly cleaned childcare environment can become a rapid vector for gastroenteritis, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, and respiratory illnesses. The ACECQA National Quality Standard places specific obligations on childcare providers to maintain a clean, safe, and healthy environment - and cleaning contractors must meet those obligations.

Our childcare cleaning protocols are purpose-built for these environments. Every chemical is assessed for safety in environments with under-5 children. Every procedure accounts for where children sleep, eat, and play.

What Does Childcare Facility Cleaning Include?

• ✓Playroom and activity area cleaning - floors, shelving, tables, chairs, and learning materials sanitised daily
• ✓Nappy change areas and bathrooms - full disinfection of change tables, toilet seats, taps, and surrounding surfaces after every session
• ✓Sleep and rest rooms - cot and mat surfaces, bedding storage areas, and floors cleaned and disinfected
• ✓Kitchen and food preparation areas - AS 4674-compliant cleaning of benches, sinks, high chairs, and food service equipment
• ✓Toy and equipment sanitisation - periodic soaking and disinfection of shared toys, puzzles, and manipulative materials
• ✓Outdoor play areas - sandpit surrounds, soft-fall surfaces, outdoor furniture, and gate and handle disinfection
• ✓Hard floor maintenance - non-slip vinyl and tiles cleaned with child-safe neutral detergent and disinfectant
• ✓Staff areas, offices, and reception - standard commercial cleaning protocols
• ✓Illness outbreak response cleaning - intensive disinfection following gastroenteritis or other illness outbreaks

Products and Chemical Safety

Every cleaning product used in our childcare programs is assessed through our chemical risk evaluation framework against the following criteria: non-toxic to children at post-rinse contact levels, biodegradable where possible, fragrance-minimised (many childcare centres have children with allergies or sensitivities), and effective against the specific pathogens common in early childhood environments (norovirus, rotavirus, RSV).

We maintain a full Safety Data Sheet register for every product on site. Chemical storage is always in a dedicated locked area - never accessible to children. Auto-dosing dispensers are used where possible to eliminate the risk of incorrect concentration. Our ISO 14001 Environmental Management certification requires us to minimise chemical load and prioritise eco-certified alternatives.

We do not use aerosol sprays, bleach-based products without dilution controls, or any product not assessed against our childcare chemical framework.

Workforce Compliance for Childcare

Every staff member assigned to childcare facilities - without exception - holds a current Victorian Working with Children Check (WWCC) and a National Police Check. Beyond background checks, our childcare induction program covers child safeguarding awareness, appropriate conduct in proximity to children, and understanding of the centre's operational routines to ensure cleaning never conflicts with children's schedules or safety.

Frequently Asked Questions

Last updated: April 2026