Child Care and School Cleaning Services
SCS Group has worked with over 500 sites in the education sector, servicing areas of childcare, after-school centres, schools, colleges and universities. School cleaning is something that we are highly experienced in. Our qualified team is here to be your trusted school cleaners day in and day out. SCS Group provides school cleaning to create an environment that students and teachers can enjoy.
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Why Choose Our University, Child Care And School Cleaning Services?
Over the years, our team has worked with a range of educational schools and early learning environments. We aim to create a safe and hygienic environment for students and education facilitators. Through providing school cleaning, we provide essential maintenance and cleaning services to motivate those within educational environments. Particularly in a school and educational setting, we value that education facilities are relied on heavily, and as a result, we subtract cleaning from their workload so they can focus on what they do best. We’re here to create a clean space so they can teach without additional worry.
We are proud to continue to go to schools and education centres as we understand and value they teach vital skills for the next generation. Along with schools, we also provide cleaning services for offices, aged care, commercial spaces, and health and fitness centres. Our entire team takes great pride in caring for each industry and provides excellent service every clean.
Our smarter approach to commercial cleaning service delivery ensures our solutions provide the answers to your unique cleaning challenges.
Our team understands how busy managing education facilities can be, and from hearing these frustrations, we’ve created processes to ensure streamlined communication.
Our smarter approach to commercial cleaning service delivery ensures our solutions provide the answers to your unique cleaning challenges.
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Our School & Child Care Cleaning Locations
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Brisbane
Canberra
Melbourne
Frequently Asked Questions
Looking for general information about our School and Child Care Cleaning services? SCS Group is here to help.
1. Why is cleaning important in childcare?
Cleaning is crucial in childcare to prevent the rapid spread of infectious diseases (like colds, flu, and gastro) among children and staff. Young children frequently touch surfaces and put items in their mouths, making regular and routine cleaning and disinfection essential to meet health regulations and provide parents with confidence. SCS Group ensures every surface is addressed with child-safe, non-toxic products to protect sensitive occupants.
2. How do you clean toileting areas in childcare?
Toileting and nappy change areas must be cleaned and disinfected multiple times daily and immediately after use. The process involves removing soil, cleaning all surfaces (toilets, handles, sinks) with detergent, and then applying an EPA/hospital-grade disinfectant with the proper dwell time, followed by rinsing and drying if required by the product. SCS Group applies strict cross-contamination controls using Red-coded cleaning tools exclusively for bathroom areas.
3. How to clean tables in childcare ?
Tables and chairs must be cleaned and disinfected before and after mealtimes and activities.5 This process involves a two-step method: 1) Clean the surface with warm, soapy water and a clean cloth to remove visible dirt, and 2) Disinfect by applying an approved, child-safe solution (following the required dwell time) to kill germs. The SCS Group approach uses a colour-coded system for cloths to ensure the materials used on toilets are never used on eating surfaces.
4. Why is it necessary for education and care services to maintain regular and routine cleaning and infection control procedures?
It is necessary to break the chain of infection. Regular cleaning removes dirt and organic matter, while routine disinfection kills harmful germs and viruses that cause illness, significantly reducing absenteeism for both children and staff. SCS Group customises an infection control plan based on the facility type (daily for childcare, high-traffic focus for schools) to meet specific government health and safety guidelines.
5. What cleaning products should be used in a childcare setting?
Toileting and nappy change areas must be cleaned and disinfected multiple times daily and immediately after use. The process involves removing soil, cleaning all surfaces (toilets, handles, sinks) with detergent, and then applying an EPA/hospital-grade disinfectant with the proper dwell time, followed by rinsing and drying if required by the product. SCS Group applies stricts cross-contamination controls using Red-coded cleaning tools exclusively for bathroom areas.
6. How often should daycare carpets be cleaned?
Daycare carpets should be vacuumed daily (preferably with a HEPA-filtered vacuum) and professionally deep cleaned via hot water extraction (steam cleaned) at least every 3 to 6 months due to high foot traffic and potential spills. Professional carpet cleaning is safe for babies when the service uses non-toxic, biodegradable, low-VOC solutions and ensures the carpet is completely dry (within 6-12 hours) to prevent mould. SCS Group's approach only uses child-safe, non-toxic products for deep carpet cleaning.
7. How to clean tables and chairs in childcare?
Tables and chairs must be cleaned and disinfected before and after mealtimes and activities. This process involves a two-step method: 1) Clean the surface with warm, soapy water and a clean cloth to remove visible dirt, and 2) Disinfect by applying an approved, child-safe solution (following the required dwell time) to kill germs. SCS Group uses a colour-coded system for cloths to ensure the materials used on toilets are never used on eating surfaces.
8. How to make a cleaning schedule for school?
A school cleaning schedule is created by first classifying areas by risk and usage (e.g., bathrooms, canteen, classrooms, offices). Tasks are then assigned a frequency: Daily (high-touch points), Weekly (floors, deep classroom cleaning), and Periodic (windows, deep carpet cleans during term breaks). SCS Group partners with the school administration to design a detailed, customised schedule that is flexible to the academic calendar and prioritises core cleaning outside of student hours.
9. How to clean school supplies?
Hard school supplies (calculators, tablets, rulers, scissors) should be wiped down periodically with a disinfecting wipe or a cloth sprayed with a gentle disinfectant solution, focusing on items shared between students. Soft items (cushions, fabric toys in primary grades) should be laundered at a high temperature. SCS Group trains its teams on the proper and safe disinfection of educational technology and shared classroom equipment.
10. What kind of background checks and security procedures are in place for cleaning staff working in sensitive educational settings?
People seeking cleaning services commonly ask how to ensure a hygienic environment, which for Daycare/Childcare means daily disinfection with non-toxic products, for Schools means high-contact point sanitisation and better air quality, and for Tertiary Education means continuous cleaning of high-volume public spaces. SCS Group's approach this by using colour-coded systems and providing staff with training specific to each sector's hygiene requirements, guaranteeing consistency and adherence to strict health standards across all facility types.
11. How do cleaning services ensure a hygienic and healthy environment for students and staff?
The security of students and staff is a top concern, requiring mandatory Working With Children Checks (WWCC) for all cleaning staff in both Daycare/Childcare and Schools, while Tertiary Education sites require thorough National Police Checks and security training for handling sensitive areas. SCS Group's approach implements a rigorous Security and Access Protocol for key management, ensures all staff hold the necessary clearances, and requires personnel to wear visible, auditable identification while on site, securing your facility whether it's a small centre or a large campus.
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