4 Tips for Cleaning School Toilets

When it comes to school toilets, cleaning should be taken very seriously. Dirty toilets in a school will negatively affect school attendance. Children who get sick more often are also less likely to achieve good marks so making sure that these facilities are hygienic is really important.

• Creating and sticking to a cleaning schedule is a great way of doing this. In fact, have two schedules – one for deep cleaning and one for maintenance cleaning.
• Each area within your toilet area should be assessed to decide what type of cleaning it requires. Some areas like the basins may be considered a lower risk area than the flush handles of toilets.  High risk areas should be cleaned with one cloth and low risk areas should be cleaned with a different cloth. To make this easier, each area should have colour-coded cleaning equipment that is used exclusively for cleaning that area. This will prevent germs and bacteria moving from one area to another.
• It is a good idea to start cleaning with the lowest risk areas and finishing on the highest risk areas. This does not mean that all areas must be cleaned every time cleaning is done but rather the lowest risk area for that cleaning rotation should be done first.
• You should also try to ensure that areas are dried thoroughly before users have access to the facilities.

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