Green Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting: A Checklist for Early Care and Education

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Green Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting: A Checklist for Early Care and Edcation This Green Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting Toolkit for Early Care and Edcation was developed by the

1 Green Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting: A Checklist for Early Care and Edcation This Green Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting Toolkit for Early Care and Edcation was developed by the University of California, San Francisco School of Nrsing s Institte for Health & Aging, University of California, Berkeley s Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health, and Informed Green Soltions, with spport from the California Department of Pesticide Reglation.

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2 Green Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting: A Checklist for Early Care and Edcation Green Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting Checklist This Green Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting Checklist (GCC) provides simple, easy-to-se gidelines that will help yo to: ➊ adopt policies in yor ECE program that will help yo to pt into practice effective cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting tools prodcts procedres that are least harmfl to hman health and the environment. ➋ se effective cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting methods that keep early care and edcation (ECE) environments clean and safe. Having all the pieces of an effective green cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting program in place can seem like a difficlt task. The following checklist is designed to help yo see what pieces yor program crrently has in place and what yo need to add as yo are able. Answer the qestions and then yo can identify the priorities that need to be addressed. After yo have made the most important changes, move on to the other items on the list. Definitions: If yo do not nderstand a term or acronym sed in the checklist, please refer to the glossary in the back of the Green Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfection Toolkit Crriclm booklet. ➌ protect yong children and staff from infectios diseases and allergens. 1

3 Have yo adopted the following general policies? 1. A Center Policy that describes yor program s commitment to Green Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting, inclding the se of third-party (Green Seal, EcoLogo, Design for the Environment) certified prodcts, to protect the health of staff, children, and the environment YES NO N/A 2. A Policy for Hiring a Cleaning Service that provides Green Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting services YES NO N/A 3. A No-spray Integrated Pest Management Policy for managing pests YES NO N/A 4. A No Scented Prodcts or Air Fresheners Policy YES NO N/A 5. A Personal Hygiene Practices Policy to redce infectios disease (hand washing, coghing into elbow, etc.) YES NO N/A 6. An Up-to-Date Vaccinations Policy for Staff and Children that encorages or reqires both children and staff to keep their vaccinations p-to-date. YES NO N/A Do yo have the following written information in place and easily available to staff? How to handle Bloodborne Pathogens/Standard Precations YES NO N/A Hazard Commnication (Right to Know) Program YES NO N/A Integrated Pest Management Program YES NO N/A Infectios Disease Otbreak Control Procedres (High-toch points and high-risk areas and their treatment are identified.) YES NO N/A Have yo identified someone on yor staff who is the Green Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting Coordinator? YES NO N/A Are all yor staff trained in yor written programs? YES NO N/A 2

4 Practices Do yo se a cleaning service? YES NO N/A Does yor cleaning service contract reqire the se of third-party certified prodcts? YES NO N/A If the company ses their own prodcts, do yo have the safety data sheets (SDS) on site? YES NO N/A Are all yor staff trained in the se of the cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting prodcts? YES NO N/A Are prodcts dilted (when necessary) according to label instrctions? YES NO N/A Are all bottles of cleaning prodcts labeled according to OSHA Hazard Commnication or Right to Know reglations? YES NO N/A Do yo have a Spill Kit onsite for cleaning p blood spills? YES NO N/A Do yo have written instrctions on cleaning p a blood spill? YES NO N/A If so, are they posted in an area or in the Spill Kit where all staff can easily find them if a spill occrs? YES NO N/A Are Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) for all the prodcts sed in the ECE program located in the area where prodcts are stored? YES NO N/A Do staff members know how to find them? YES NO N/A 3

5 Is information on vaccinations for staff AND children kept p-to-date? YES NO N/A Is yor staff made aware of adlt vaccine recommendations? YES NO N/A Do yo se an EPA registered disinfectant that does not contain bleach? YES NO N/A Is it on The San Francisco Approved Disinfectants list or Informed Green Soltions Disinfectants/Sanitizers list? (See for a list of these prodcts.) YES NO N/A Do all staff sing disinfectants allow them to remain visibly wet to dwell on the srface for the recommended length of time? YES NO N/A Procedres Do yo follow the Caring for Or Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards protocol and schedle for cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting? (See Appendix D in the Green Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting Toolkit Crriclm.) YES NO N/A Are floors vacmed daily? YES NO N/A Are rgs steam cleaned or landered at least twice a year to remove deeper soil and dst (not dry cleaned sing perchloroethylene)? YES NO N/A Do yo strip and recoat floors sing third party certified floor care prodcts and eqipment? YES NO N/A Do staff members bring in cleaning prodcts? If so, are they third-party certified prodcts? YES NO N/A Are cstodial closets or cabinets with cleaning chemicals kept closed and locked? YES NO N/A Are nsed and old prodcts disposed of at a Hazardos Waste Disposal Facility instead of being pored down the drain? YES NO N/A 4

6 General Eqipment Are microfiber mops and cloths in se? YES NO N/A Are they color coded for different bilding areas (i.e. red for toilets, green for tables)? YES NO N/A Do yo have a microfiber landering program? YES NO N/A Do yo have ato-flsh valves on toilets and hands-free facets on sinks? YES NO N/A Are yo planning on installing these? YES NO N/A Are calibrated pmps (that transfer the correct amont of prodct) or a diltion station sed to dispense prodct concentrates for diltion rather than poring from an open container? YES NO N/A Do spray bottles sed for cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting have nozzles that spray in a stream rather than a fine spray to redce inhaled exposre to chemicals? YES NO N/A Are there separate spray bottles for cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting prodcts that are clearly labeled for their task? YES NO N/A Are spray bottles labeled according to OSHA reqirements? YES NO N/A Does staff se personal protective eqipment (PPE) when a prodct reqires it? YES NO N/A 5

7 Floor Care Are microfiber mops in se? YES NO N/A Are steam mops in se? YES NO N/A Are mop bckets that separate clean and dirty water or reqire separate mop heads for each area in se? YES NO N/A Are high filtration or HEPA filter vacms in se? YES NO N/A Are Green Light vacms (that indicate when the carpet is clean) in se? YES NO N/A Does the floor care eqipment sch as a bffer or brnisher have a high-filtration vacm attachment? YES NO N/A Are walk-off mats in se inside and otside of entries? YES NO N/A Are they mlti-level scraper mats? YES NO N/A Are they as long as possible (15 20 recommended where possible?) YES NO N/A Are they vacmed daily? YES NO N/A Paper Prodcts Are recycled content paper prodcts in se? (Paper towels, toilet paper, tisses etc.) YES NO N/A Physical Inspection Do yo keep a sanitizing/disinfecting log (see end of checklist for an example log) for each room that docments that high risk/high toch areas have been cleaned, sanitized, or disinfected according to the Caring for Or Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards, Appendix K or yor state reglations? YES NO N/A Is ventilation increased when cleaning is being performed (windows open, air cleaners and ventilation systems operating?) YES NO N/A 6

8 Classrooms Rotine Cleaning Have rooms been vacmed and mopped? YES NO N/A Has the mop been landered after each se and dried correctly? YES NO N/A Have rooms been dsted or srfaces wiped clean with a microfiber cloth? YES NO N/A Bathrooms Rotine Cleaning Are soap dispensers (preferably foaming soap which ses less soap and water) in place? YES NO N/A Do children and staff have visal prompts for hand washing located near the sink? YES NO N/A Have rooms been vacmed and mopped? YES NO N/A Has the mop been landered after each se and dried correctly? YES NO N/A Have fixtres (sinks, toilets, showers) been cleaned and disinfected? YES NO N/A Diaper Changing Area Do diaper pails have foot-operated lids? YES NO N/A Have providers working in the diaper changing station been trained to: wash their hands after each diaper change, even if they are sing gloves? YES NO N/A apply disinfectant in a stream rather than a spray to a cloth (if state reglations allow, which is then sed to wipe the changing table) or directly to the srface YES NO N/A allow the disinfectant to remain glistening wet on the diaper changing srface for the reqired dwell time for the prodct? YES NO N/A Kitchen Are cleaning spplies stored in a locked drawer or cabinet beyond the reach of children? YES NO N/A If a stove is sed to prepare food, is there an over-the-stove ventilation hood that works properly and vents to the otside? YES NO N/A Are food contact srfaces cleaned and sanitized before and after se with an EPA and FDA certified sanitizing prodct or in a dishwasher with a sanitizing cycle? YES NO N/A 7

Landry Room Are the landry prodcts in se third party certified? YES NO N/A If microfiber is sed, is it landered separately withot fabric softener, scented dryer sheets or chlorine bleach?

9 Landry Room Are the landry prodcts in se third party certified? YES NO N/A If microfiber is sed, is it landered separately withot fabric softener, scented dryer sheets or chlorine bleach? YES NO N/A Are cleaning and landry spplies stored in a locked drawer or cabinet beyond the reach of children? YES NO N/A Is the door locked when children are present in the facility? YES NO N/A Cstodial Closet or Prodct Storage Area Is the closet clean and dry? YES NO N/A If cotton or sponge mops are sed (not recommended), are they hng to dry and not left in a bcket? YES NO N/A Are safety data sheets kept in this area and easily accessible? YES NO N/A Are chemical prodcts that are no longer sed disposed of in a Hazardos Waste Disposal Facility? YES NO N/A Common High Toch Areas in ECE doorknobs, shared keyboards, facet handles, drinking fontains, railings, toilet levers, telephones, shared tables and chairs, light switches, toys 8

10 Sample Kitchen Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting Log MONTH / DAY / YEAR LOG CHECKED BY Area Before Use Daily Weekly Contertops Food Preparation Srfaces Clean, then Sanitize. Eating Utensils and Dishes Clean, then Sanitize (or se sanitize cycle in a dishwasher). Tables and High Chairs Clean, then Sanitize (or se sanitize cycle in a dishwasher.) Mixed Use Tables Clean, then Sanitize. Floors Clean Refrigerator Clean Caring for Or Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards, Appendix K 9

11 High Toch Areas Identified: Performed by Time/Initials Prodcts Recommended Prodcts Used Third-party certified cleaning prodct and microfiber cloths, color coded for kitchen se. Sanitizer safe for food-contact that is EPA registered and does not have a signal word sch as DANGER on the label. Third-party certified cleaning prodct Sanitizer safe for food-contact that is EPA registered and does not have a signal word sch as DANGER on the label. Third-party certified cleaning prodct. Sanitizer safe for food-contact that is EPA registered and does not have a signal word sch as DANGER on the label. Third-party certified cleaning prodct. Sanitizer safe for food contact that is EPA registered and does not have a signal word sch as DANGER on the label (prior to serving food). Third-party certified cleaning prodct with microfiber mop. Disinfectant if reqired by state reglation. Third-party certified cleaning prodct. 10

12 The creators of the Green Cleaning Toolkit inclde health care providers, childcare professionals, and pblic health professionals.

The Lee Wiggins Childcare Centre ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANING AND DISINFECTING POLICY AND PROCEDURE

Policy Statement The Lee Wiggins Childcare Centre (LWCC) is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for children, families and employees. LWCC will take every reasonable precaution to prevent