Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting in Child Care Keeping the child care environment clean is one of the best ways to help ensure that children stay healthy. Dirty toys, bedding, linens, eating utensils, and surfaces can carry and spread germs. Regular disinfecting should be a part of the routine in a child care setting. Healthy Practices: Nutrition and Fitness 1
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Cleaning,Sanitizing,andDisinfectinginChildCare
Keepingthechildcareenvironmentcleanisoneofthebestwaystohelpensurethatchildrenstayhealthy.Dirtytoys,bedding,linens,eatingutensils,andsurfacescancarryandspreadgerms.
Regulardisinfectingshouldbeapartoftheroutineinachildcaresetting.
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Cleaning,Sanitizing,andDisinfectinginChildCare
Itisinevitablethatgermswillspreadtosurfacesandobjectsafterbeingsoiledwithbloodorbodilyfluidssuchasstool,urine,vomit,mucus,saliva,humanmilk,etc.Topreventthespreadofgermsandcreateasanitaryandhygienicenvironmentforchildren,youneedtoregularlycleananddisinfectthosesurfacesandobjects.
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Cleaning,Sanitizing,andDisinfectinginChildCare
AreCleaningandDisinfectingtheSame?Cleaninganddisinfectingarenotthesame.
Youneedtodobothtokeepgermsfromspreading.
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Cleaning,Sanitizing,andDisinfectinginChildCare
Cleaninggetsridofthedirtyoucansee.Routinecleaningwithsoapandwateristhemostusefulmethodforremovinggermsfromsurfacesinthechildcaresetting.Goodcleaning(scrubbingwithsoapandwater)physicallyreducesthenumberofgermsfromthesurface,justashandwashingreducesthenumberofgermsfromthehands.However,someitemsandsurfacesshouldreceiveanadditionalstep,disinfection,tokillgermsaftercleaningwithsoapandrinsingwithclearwater.
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Cleaning,Sanitizing,andDisinfectinginChildCare
Disinfectingorsanitizingmeanscleaningwithableachsolution(orotherapproveddisinfectant)tokillandgetridofmostofthegermsyoucannotseebutwhichremainonsurfacesaftercleaning.
Thedisinfectionprocessuseschemicalsthatarestrongerthansoapandwater,andwilldestroyandreducethenumberofgerms.Itusuallyrequiressoakingorwettingtheitemforseveralminutestogivethechemicaltimetokilltheremaininggerms.
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Cleaning,Sanitizing,andDisinfectinginChildCare
Itemsthatcanbewashedinadishwasher orhotcycleofawashingmachinedonothavetobedisinfectedbecausethesemachinesusewaterthatishotenoughforalongenoughperiodoftimetokillmostgerms.
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Cleaning,Sanitizing,andDisinfectinginChildCare
Surfacesconsideredmostlikelytobecontaminatedarethosewithwhichchildrenaremostlikelytohaveclosecontact.Theseincludetoysthatchildrenputintheirmouths,cribrails,foodpreparationareas,andsurfaceslikelytobecomeverycontaminatedwithgerms,suchasdiaper-changingareas.Sinksandspongesaretheworst.
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Cleaning,Sanitizing,andDisinfectinginChildCare
WhatDisinfectantsShouldBeUsed?Adisinfectantisachemicalusedtodestroyharmfulgerms.Oneofthemostcommonlyusedchemicalsfordisinfectioninchildcaresettingsisahomemadesolutionofhouseholdbleachandwater.Bleachischeapandeasytoget.Thesolutionofbleachandwateriseasytomix,nontoxic,safeifhandledproperly,andkillsmostgerms.
OthercommercialproductsthatmeettheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency’s(EPA’s)standardsforhospitalsmaybeusedforthepurposeofdisinfection.
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Cleaning,Sanitizing,andDisinfectinginChildCare
Rememberthatdisinfectingisincludedinmoststates'childcarelicensingregulations.
Differentstateshavedifferentrulesaboutdisinfectingsolutions,watertemperatures,andtheuseof
dishwashers.
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BeCautiousaboutUsingCommercialDisinfectants
Notallcleaningchemicalsaresafeandappropriateforuseinagroupchildcaresetting.
Herearesomecautionstobeawareof.
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BeCautiousaboutUsingCommercialDisinfectantsProductsthatmeettheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency’s(EPA)standardsfor“hospitalgrade”germicides(solutionsthatkillgerms)oftenarepromotedforuseinchildcare.
Butmanyoftheseproductsaredangerousandpotentiallyeventoxictochildren.
Itisimportanttoreadproductlabelscarefully.
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BeCautiousaboutUsingCommercialDisinfectantsDonotusecleaningproductsthatcarryaDANGERoraCORROSIVElabelwarninginyourchildcareprogram.
Becautiousaboutcommercialorindustrialproductsthatadvertisethemselvesas“disinfectants,”having“germicidalaction,”orbeingableto“killgerms.”Oftentheseproductscarryawarninglabelonthefrontofthecontainerbecausetheyaretoxic.
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BeCautiousaboutUsingCommercialDisinfectantsBeforeusinganythingotherthanableachandwatersolutionfordisinfecting,checkwithyourchildcarenurseconsultantorlicensingagencytomakesureit'sacceptableforuseinchildcare.
IfyoudodecidetouseanEPA-approvedindustrialproductasasanitizer,carefullyreadthelabelandalwaysfollowthemanufacturer’sinstructionsexactly.
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DisinfectChildCareSurfaceswithaBleachandWaterSolution
Preventingthespreadofgermsisachallengeinchildcareprograms.Asolutionofhouseholdbleachandwaterisaninexpensiveandeasywaytodisinfectsurfacesandsanitizeobjectsinchildcareprograms.Butchildcareprovidersneedtobecarefultousebleachcorrectlytoensurethatchildrenaresafeandsurfacesareproperlydisinfectedorsanitized.
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SanitizingversusDisinfectingBleachmanufacturersincludetwokindsofinstructionsforbleachuse:sanitizinganddisinfecting.
Althoughthesetermsaresometimesusedinterchangeably,theymeandifferentthings.Beforeyoumixupableachsolution,besureyouareusingthecorrectinstructions.Sanitizingsolutionsuselessbleachthandisinfectingsolutions.Themanufacturer'sinstructionswilltellyoutheappropriateamounttouse.
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SanitizingversusDisinfecting
Sanitizingreducesgermstolevelsconsideredsafe,butdoesnoteliminatethem.
Sanitizingissafeforfoodcontactsurfaces(suchassilverwareandhighchairtrays)andfortoysandpacifiersthatchildrenmayplaceintheirmouths.
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SanitizingversusDisinfecting
Disinfectingeliminatesorinactivatesgerms.Disinfectingrequiresastrongerconcentrationofbleachtokillthegerms.Surfacesthatshouldbedisinfectedincludediaperchangingtables,pottychairs,toilets,countertops,sinks,floors,drinkingfountains,cabinethandles,anddoorknobs.
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UsingBleach-WaterSafelyinChildCareBleach-watersolutionispoisonousandcanbedangeroustochildren.Keepchildrensafefromaccidentalpoisoningwiththesesimpletips:• Cleanobjectsandsurfaceswhenchildrenarenotaround,orplacethemoutof
children'sreachwhiletheydry.• Donotallowchildrentohandlebleach-watersolution.• Keepchildrenawayfromdisinfectedsurfacesuntilthebleach-watersolutiondries.• Storebleachandothertoxicchemicalsintheiroriginalcontainersinalockedcabinet
orcloset.• Storebleach-watersolutioninalockedcabinetoutofchildren'sreach.• Besuretolabelspraybottlessoadultswillknowwhat'sinthem.
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