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ACS Commercial Cleaning provides specialist childcare cleaning services for long day care centres, kindergartens, preschools, early learning centres, OSHC programs and family day care venues across Melbourne. We deliver clean, safe, hygienic environments for children, educators and families, backed by WWCC checked staff, triple ISO certification and products that are safe for children from the moment you reopen.
Childcare cleaning is not standard commercial cleaning. Young children touch every surface, put objects in their mouths, crawl on floors and share toys hundreds of times per day. The cleaning approach must reflect this reality. Every product we use is GECA certified, non toxic and child safe. Every cleaning sequence follows our colour coded contamination control system. And every cleaner on your site holds a valid Working With Children Check, National Police Check and current immunisation records.
We currently clean North Kew Kindergarten and provide education adjacent cleaning for Salvation Army Box Hill, St Paul’s Lutheran Church Box Hill and Koonung Heights Uniting Church, facilities that host playgroups, after school programs and community education activities. Our experience with Cambridge University Press and Assessment in corporate education environments adds depth across the full education sector.
Looking for a safer, more reliable childcare cleaning service in Melbourne?
Talk to ACS about a child-safe cleaning program tailored to your centre, operating hours and hygiene requirements.
Child Safety, WWCC Compliance and Staff Vetting
Inviting external cleaning staff into a childcare environment requires absolute trust. At ACS, child safety is built into every layer of our operation, not added as a compliance checkbox.
Every ACS staff member assigned to childcare holds a valid Victorian Working With Children Check and has undergone a National Police Check. All staff meet mandatory vaccination requirements and hold current immunisation records available for your compliance file. We provide a dedicated, consistent team for your centre. The cleaners you meet and induct are the cleaners who return, week after week, term after term.
This consistency matters for childcare because your cleaning team becomes familiar with your centre’s layout, your daily routines, your nappy change area protocols, your food preparation zones and your outdoor play equipment. They understand which rooms are used for sleep time, which surfaces children touch most, and where cross contamination risks are highest.
ACS holds a Victorian Labour Hire Licence (VICLHL06255), ensuring all employment, workers compensation and Fair Work obligations are met. Our cleaners are direct employees, never subcontractors. When a childcare centre outsources to a company that then subcontracts the work, the centre loses visibility over exactly who is entering the building after hours. ACS eliminates that risk entirely.
Our cleaning practices are designed to support your centre’s compliance with the National Quality Framework and the National Quality Standard, particularly Quality Area 3 (Physical Environment). We provide the documentation your centre needs for assessment and rating visits, including cleaning logs, Safety Data Sheets for every product used and staff screening records.
What Childcare Cleaning Services Include
Every ACS childcare cleaning contract is documented in a written Scope of Works specifying tasks, zones, frequencies and products tailored to your centre’s layout and operating hours.
Play Areas and Learning Spaces Play rooms, activity zones and learning areas where children spend most of their day. All surfaces wiped and sanitised including tables, chairs, shelving, cubbies and storage units. Floors swept, mopped and sanitised using GECA certified, non toxic products that are safe for crawling infants and toddlers. Toy bins and shared equipment surfaces wiped down. Art area cleanup including paint residue, glue and craft material removal.
Nappy Change and Bathroom Areas The highest infection risk zones in any childcare centre. Nappy change stations, change mats, bathroom fixtures, toilets, training seats, hand basins and surrounding surfaces cleaned and disinfected on every visit using hospital grade, TGA approved disinfectants. Our colour coded cleaning system ensures equipment used in nappy change and bathroom areas never cross contaminates play areas, kitchens or sleep rooms.
Kitchen and Food Preparation Areas Food safety grade cleaning of preparation surfaces, sinks, appliances, highchair trays, feeding areas and bottle preparation zones. Floor degreasing, bin sanitisation and bench disinfection. Childcare kitchens require food safe products that leave no chemical residue on surfaces where food is prepared for infants and young children.
Sleep and Rest Areas Cot rooms, sleep mats, rest area floors and surrounding surfaces cleaned with low residue, fragrance minimal products. Sleep areas require particular care because children’s faces are in direct contact with surfaces during rest time.
Outdoor Play Equipment and Areas Sandpit borders, climbing equipment handrails, slide surfaces, outdoor tables and seating wiped and sanitised. Covered outdoor areas swept and mopped. Cobweb removal from verandahs and covered structures.
Reception, Staff Rooms and Administration Front desk, parent sign in areas, staff rooms, offices and storage areas cleaned and maintained. A clean, welcoming reception area is the first thing parents see at drop off and the last thing they see at pick up.
Infection Control for Childcare Environments
Childcare centres experience higher rates of infectious illness than almost any other commercial environment. Young children have developing immune systems, share toys and surfaces constantly, and cannot maintain the hand hygiene practices adults rely on. Gastroenteritis, hand foot and mouth disease, respiratory infections and conjunctivitis spread rapidly in centre environments.
ACS manages infection risk through structured protocols rather than reactive responses. Our colour coded contamination control system assigns dedicated cleaning equipment to specific zones: nappy change and bathrooms never share equipment with play areas or kitchens. Every product is TGA approved and applied with documented contact times. High touch surfaces including door handles, light switches, taps and shared equipment receive targeted disinfection on every visit.
When an outbreak occurs, ACS provides rapid response cleaning including enhanced disinfection of all contact surfaces, isolation area cleaning with appropriate PPE, and post outbreak documentation for your records. Our healthcare cleaning experience, including Melbourne Radiology Clinic, Malvern Heart Centre and Resolve Medical and Dental Centre, means we understand infection control at a clinical standard that exceeds the requirements of most childcare environments.
Why Melbourne Childcare Centres Choose ACS
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Frequently Asked Questions
01. How much does childcare cleaning cost in Melbourne?
Most ongoing childcare cleaning contracts range from $700 to $3,000+ per month depending on centre size, number of rooms, cleaning frequency and outdoor areas. ACS provides a complimentary onsite assessment and detailed written quote.
02. Do your childcare cleaners have Working With Children Checks?
Yes. Every ACS staff member assigned to a childcare centre holds a valid Victorian Working With Children Check and National Police Check. All staff meet immunisation requirements. Child safety is our non negotiable priority.
03. Will the same cleaners attend our centre every visit?
Yes. ACS provides a dedicated, consistent cleaning team for your centre. The cleaners you meet and induct are the cleaners who return. No rotating agency staff, no strangers in your building.
04. What cleaning products do you use in childcare centres?
GECA certified, non toxic, low VOC, biodegradable cleaning products that are safe for infants, toddlers and children with allergies or chemical sensitivities. No chemical residue on surfaces children touch or put in their mouths.
05. How do you prevent cross contamination between areas?
Our colour coded cleaning system assigns dedicated equipment to specific zones. Nappy change and bathroom equipment never touches play areas, kitchens or sleep rooms. This is standard infection control practice applied to every childcare contract.
06. What happens during a gastro or illness outbreak?
Rapid response enhanced disinfection of all contact surfaces using TGA approved products with documented contact times. Isolation area cleaning with appropriate PPE. Post outbreak documentation for your records and regulatory reporting.
07. Do you clean during centre operating hours or after hours?
Most childcare cleaning is performed after hours, typically after 6:30 PM. For centres requiring cleaning during operating hours, our WWCC checked staff follow your centre’s protocols for working around children.
08. Does your cleaning support NQF and NQS compliance?
Our cleaning practices are designed to support your centre’s compliance with the National Quality Standard, particularly Quality Area 3 (Physical Environment). We provide cleaning logs, Safety Data Sheets and staff screening records for assessment and rating visits.
09. Do you clean kindergartens and preschools as well?
Yes. ACS provides cleaning for long day care centres, kindergartens, preschools, early learning centres, OSHC programs and family day care venues across Melbourne. We currently clean North Kew Kindergarten.
10. How quickly can ACS start cleaning our childcare centre?
Following a free onsite assessment and contract sign off, ACS can typically commence within 48 hours, including WWCC verified staff assignment, centre induction and Scope of Works sign off.
Get a Free Onsite Assessment for Your Centre
Book a complimentary onsite assessment with ACS Commercial Cleaning. We assess your childcare centre, review your cleaning requirements and compliance documentation needs, and provide a detailed written quote within 48 hours. No charge, no obligation. WWCC checked staff, triple ISO certification, GECA certified child safe products and a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee.
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