Daily after close
Rooms, bathrooms, kitchen and play areas once the last child leaves, finished by 10pm. The core of any centre contract.
School & Childcare Cleaning in Melbourne
Childcare centres, kindergartens, OSHC rooms and schools cleaned between 6am and 10pm, seven days. Most centre work runs in the evening after the last child goes home, or early in the morning before the doors open.
Every site gets a written scope with a frequency against each area. Deep work goes into the school holidays, when the rooms are empty.
- Cleaning done before children arrive or after they leave
- Products stored and used away from children
- Written scope, quoted after a walkthrough
- 6am to 10pm
- Seven days, plus a 24-hour emergency line
- We stay until you're happy
- Our guarantee on every clean
- $10M
- Public liability insurance
- Free quotes
- Fixed before we start
What does childcare and school cleaning in Melbourne cover?
Scheduled cleaning of rooms, play areas and bathrooms, plus sleep rooms, kitchens and staff spaces, written as a scope with frequencies against each area.
The whole environment sits at child height. Handles, rails, taps and table edges get touched constantly, so they come first on our list rather than last.
Product choice matters more here than anywhere else. Anything used where a child will mouth or lie on a surface is chosen for that, and Safety Data Sheets sit on site for every product.
We cover long day care, kinder, OSHC and primary and secondary schools. For attached administration areas see office cleaning in Melbourne.
How often should a Melbourne centre or school be cleaned?
Three cycles, and they rarely overlap.
Term time weekly
Schools during the week, plus the heavier work on a Friday evening or a weekend while the buildings are empty.
Holiday deep clean
Carpets, hard floors, high dusting and soft furnishings. The term breaks are the only real window, so they book out early.
Winter changes the load rather than the scope. Through gastro and cold season we can lift the frequency on touch points, bathrooms and soft surfaces until it passes.
How does a cleaning contractor fit your child safety obligations?
You carry the standards. We work inside them rather than beside them.
Contact us-
Step 01
Your code of conduct
Victoria's Child Safe Standards expect your code to cover contractors as well as staff, so our cleaners work under yours.
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Step 02
Site induction and sign-in
Access, keys, alarm and how attendance is recorded, agreed before the first clean.
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Step 03
Cleaning outside care hours
Visits are booked for before children arrive or after they leave, so rooms are empty while we work.
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Step 04
Issues reported
Anything broken or unsafe we find is reported to your director or nominated contact.
What is cleaned on every visit?
Four areas, each with its own frequency in the written scope.
Nappies, soiled linen and anything involving a child directly stay with your educators. Our cleaners look after the environment, and that line is written into the scope.
Why do Victorian centres need a different clean?
Victoria sets clear child safety rules, and the calendar gives you very few empty weeks.
- The Child Safe Standards. Compulsory for Victorian centres and schools, with the code of conduct expected to cover contractors as well as staff
- Term breaks are the only real window. Carpets, hard floors and high work all compete for the same few weeks, so they book out early
- A long winter indoors. Melbourne children spend much of the cold months inside, which lifts touch point and soft surface cleaning through winter
Your cleaning contractor sits inside your child safety obligations whether the contract mentions it or not. It is better to have that written down.
What should a Melbourne centre ask a cleaning contractor?
Three things worth settling before you sign.
Whose code of conduct applies?
Most centre policies name staff and volunteers only. Victoria's Child Safe Standards expect the code to apply to contractors too, and that includes the people cleaning your rooms after close. If yours says nothing about contractors, fix it before the next review.
Where do the products live?
The biggest everyday risk a cleaner brings into a centre is a spray bottle left on a bench or a trolley parked in a hallway. Our products are stored away from children and used when the rooms are empty. Safety Data Sheets stay on site where your educators can reach them.
When does the deep work happen?
Carpets, hard floors and soft furnishings need the building empty. A Victorian school year gives you four short breaks, and every centre wants the same weeks. We map periodic work to the term calendar early in the year so your slots are held.
Why choose Shining Services for your centre?
What you get on a Melbourne centre or school contract.
Outside care hours
Cleans booked between 6am and 10pm, when the rooms are empty.
We work under your code
Your code of conduct, not a generic one of ours.
Products kept away from children
Safety Data Sheets held where your team can reach them.
$10 million public liability
Insurance cover on every visit, certificate on request.
Fixed price before we start
Quoted after a walkthrough, agreed before the first clean.
Our guarantee
Our cleaners don't leave until you're happy with the work.
What do Melbourne customers say about us?
How is a centre or school quote put together?
Four steps, usually inside a week. No obligation at any point.
Walk the site
Room count, bathrooms and outdoor areas, plus the kitchen and where products will be stored.
Written scope and quote
Area by area with frequencies, and the holiday work mapped to the term calendar.
Code and induction
Your code of conduct, site induction and sign-in arranged before the first clean.
Service and review
Cleaning starts on the agreed days, and the schedule is reviewed with you every six months.
Centres and schools are quoted after a walkthrough, not from a rate card. Room count, bathrooms and outdoor space drive the hours far more than floor area does.
What holiday and periodic work can we add?
Planned against the term calendar at the start of the year.
Carpet steam cleaning
Rooms and mats over the break. Carpet cleaning →
Soft furnishings and cushions
Reading corners and soft seating. Upholstery cleaning →
Sleep mats and cots
Cleaned while the rooms are empty.
Windows and tracks
Inside and out. Window cleaning →
Paths and outdoor areas
Paved areas and surrounds. Pressure washing →
Which Melbourne suburbs do we cover?
Long day care, kinder and OSHC, plus primary and secondary schools across metropolitan Melbourne. Running several services? Request a walkthrough and we will scope them together.
Inner north and west
- Fitzroy
- Collingwood
- Brunswick
- Northcote
- Preston
- Coburg
- Footscray
- Yarraville
Victorian and Edwardian terraces, weatherboards, and converted warehouses where winter condensation and older timber floors shape the work.
CBD, inner east and bayside
- Melbourne CBD
- Docklands
- Southbank
- Richmond
- Camberwell
- Box Hill
- St Kilda
- Brighton
High-rise apartment towers alongside heritage family homes where building access windows and owners corporation rules decide the schedule.
Outer south east and western corridors
- Dandenong
- Glen Waverley
- Frankston
- Werribee
- Point Cook
- Cranbourne
- Narre Warren
- Tarneit
Family homes on large blocks where ducted heating registers, large floor plans, and outdoor paving are regularly booked together.
What do Melbourne directors ask before signing?
Do Victoria's Child Safe Standards apply to contractors?
Your obligations extend to them. The Standards expect a code of conduct to cover everyone engaged by the service, contractors included. Our cleaners work under your code rather than one of ours.
How do you store cleaning products?
Stored away from children, with nothing left on a bench or in an unattended trolley. Safety Data Sheets are held on site where your team can get to them.
Can you clean while children are present?
We book cleans for before children arrive or after they leave, between 6am and 10pm. That keeps products out of occupied rooms and the work out of the way of care.
Do you take photos inside the centre?
No. We do not take photos inside childcare centres or schools. Anything that needs your attention is reported to your director or nominated contact in writing.
When do you do carpets and deep cleaning?
In the term breaks, planned at the start of the year. Carpets, hard floors and high dusting all need the building empty, and those weeks book out early.
Do your cleaners handle nappies or soiled linen?
No. Nappies, soiled linen and anything involving a child directly stay with your educators. Our cleaners clean the environment and restock consumables, and the line is written into the scope.
How much does childcare cleaning cost in Melbourne?
We quote after walking the site, because room count, bathrooms and outdoor space set the hours. You get a written scope and a fixed price before we start.
What if something is missed?
Our cleaners don't leave until you're happy with the work. If anything needs another look, tell your contact before the crew leaves.
We stay until it's right
Our cleaners don't leave until you're happy with the work. For end of lease cleans, if you're not satisfied and tell us within 72 hours, we come back and re-clean.
Ready to book a site walkthrough in Melbourne?
Tell us the room count, your operating hours and when your next review falls. We will walk the site and write the scope.
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- No lock-in contracts
- Open 6am to 10pm, 7 days
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