Monday's Ask the Experts question from a cleaning professional on the International Custodial Advisors Network (ICAN) "Ask the Experts" page: The community college where I work is going to open a daycare within the year. Can anyone tell me about special procedures for cleaning a daycare center?

The answer

One of our members, Cleaning Consultant Services Inc. sells a $10 report (#63) How to Bid and Clean Day Care Centers.

Their website is: www.cleaningpublisher.com or call 206-682-9748.

You already clean a facility with a lot of people in it, so the daycare should be no different with the exception of the ages involved and the fact that ones so young have a tendency to put toys and such into their mouths and do other things that will pass along microbes. While in the long-run, these may build their immune systems, in the short haul, they can cause a lot of illness.

You may find your self disinfecting toys and other surfaces that pose a threat to the young ones in this setting.

The basic floor care and rest room maintenance will not ... — Lynn E. Krafft, ATEX/ICAN associate editor