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Melbourne school cleaning

School and childcare cleaning in Melbourne

Classrooms, toilets and play spaces cleaned outside the school day by a team you know by name.

Call (03) 9021 1206

Book a free site walk-through

  • We tour the grounds after the students go home
  • One plan for term time, another for holidays
  • No cost, no obligation
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The school cleaning problem

Few buildings work as hard as a school. Hundreds of students pass through the same doors, share the same taps and lean on the same desks, and in a kinder or childcare room the youngest kids touch everything at floor level. Cleaning that drops off for a week shows up fast in sticky tables, overflowing bins and toilet blocks that parents talk about at the gate.

Business managers and centre directors have a second concern. The people in your rooms after dark need to be checked, consistent and known. A new face every fortnight is not good enough around children.

Holidays bring their own squeeze. The breaks are the only real chance for floors, carpets and windows, and if nobody has planned the work by the last week of term, it gets pushed to the next break.

What's included

Regular cleaning

  • Classrooms, specialist rooms and staffrooms: desks, benches, sinks and floors
  • Student, staff and accessible toilets cleaned and restocked
  • Touch points: door handles, switches, rails, taps and bubblers
  • Kinder and childcare rooms, nappy change areas and low play surfaces
  • Libraries, gyms, halls, canteens and administration areas
  • Corridors, locker bays and entries swept, mopped and vacuumed
  • Rubbish and recycling taken to the collection area

Periodic and specialist cleaning

  • Deep cleans of every room during school holidays
  • Carpet steam cleaning and hard-floor scrubbing
  • Windows and glass, including louvres and classroom displays
  • High dusting of fans, vents, projectors and light fittings
  • Detail cleans of chairs, desk frames and the floor beneath them
  • Clean-ups after concerts, open days, fetes and sports carnivals
  • Cleans before new or refurbished buildings are handed over

How we work around your school or centre

  • Outside class time.

    We start after the last students leave or finish before the gates open. Childcare centres with long days get cleans around their opening and closing times.

  • Checked people you'll recognise.

    Our school staff hold Working with Children Checks, and we keep the same team on your site so staff and families see familiar faces.

  • Planned to the term calendar.

    Your scope sets out term-time and holiday work separately, and holiday dates are locked in well before the break.

  • Safety in the small things.

    Chemicals are locked away, trolleys are never left alone near children, and wet floors are always signed.

Every clean on record in NEXUS

Our teams record inspections, area ratings and photos on site as the work happens, so you can see your site's performance and follow-ups at any time.

Learn more about NEXUS
NEXUS reporting view on a tablet showing score trends and average results by areaNEXUS inspection report on a phone showing average score, area ratings and actions

Melbourne schools: what we plan for

Victorian schools run four terms, with the long summer break from just before Christmas to late January and shorter breaks in April, late June to July, and September to October. We plan floor and carpet work for summer and book it early, because many schools want the same weeks. Melbourne winters are long and damp, so wet ovals and muddy shoes track through corridors and onto carpet from May to September. Spring brings pollen and dust onto sills and vents. Growth areas like Wyndham, Melton, Craigieburn and Clyde keep opening new schools and kinders, and they get the same scheduled cleans and inspections as sites in the inner suburbs.

How it works

  1. 01 Site walk-through.

    We walk your site with you and see what isn't working now.

  2. 02 Written scope and quote.

    Every area and frequency is set out in writing before we start.

  3. 03 Clean, inspect, report.

    Your team cleans, your account manager inspects, and it's all recorded in NEXUS.

Want every room ready for day one of term?

Book a walk-through now and we'll plan your holiday clean together.

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Keep an eye out for us around Melbourne.

Our team is on the road every day across Melbourne CBD and inner city, inner north, inner east and beyond.

Melbourne areas we service

We clean schools, kinders and childcare centres across metropolitan Melbourne: Melbourne CBD and inner city, the inner north, the inner east, the inner south and bayside, the western suburbs, the northern suburbs, the eastern suburbs, the south-east, and Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula.

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FAQs

Each site is priced on its scope. The number of classrooms and toilet blocks, the total floor area, how many cleans a week, the hours we work and how much holiday deep cleaning you want all play a part. We quote after a walk-through and a written scope. Call (03) 9021 1206 to book.

Yes. Our team members who clean schools and childcare centres hold Working with Children Checks, and we keep a regular team on your site so you always know who is there.

Usually after students leave, or early before the gates open. For childcare, we work around your session times. Holiday cleans are booked on days that suit you.

Yes. Most school scopes include holiday deep cleans. We agree the dates and the rooms with you during term, so carpets, floors and glass are done before students return.

Yes. We clean early learning centres and kinders, including play rooms, nappy change areas, kitchens and toilets, with extra care on the low surfaces small children touch.

Yes. We can add a clean after concerts, open days, fetes or sports carnivals so the school is back to normal the next morning. Ask your account manager or log it in NEXUS.

New Era Facility Services – Melbourne · Level 3/534 Church Street, Richmond VIC 3121 · (03) 9021 1206