Cleaning & Safe Disinfectants
Cleaning and disinfecting your early learning center is important for reducing the spread of germs. Cleaning and disinfecting can help reduce the spread virsuses and infectious disease. But did you know some products used for cleaning and disinfecting are harmful to people when used incorrectly?
Children and people with asthma or allergies are often more sensitive to chemicals present in cleaning supplies. Take precautions when cleaning in your center and follow safe cleaning principles provided below.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in Child Care and K-12 Schools
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/index.html
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Indoor Air and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/indoor-air-and-coronavirus-covid-19
New Jersey Department of Health
Guidance on Air Cleaning Devices and Tips for Improving Ventilation
National Environmental Health Association
COVID-19 Early Care and Education Collaborative Checklist and Assessment Forms
https://www.neha.org/news-events/latest-news/new-covid-19-early-care-and-education-resources
Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit
Safer Disinfectant Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
https://www.pehsu.net/_Library/_documents/Safer_Disinfectants_Fact_Sheet_English.pdf