Your daycare walkthrough checklist.

Prepare the centre brief

Bring the information needed to understand the setting before listing tasks.

• □Record the street address, contact, last pickup and first arrival.
• □List classrooms, shared rooms, washrooms and staff areas proposed for cleaning.
• □Identify occupied rooms, locked storage and excluded spaces.
• □Bring applicable centre instructions and surface or product restrictions.

Walk the activity rooms

Separate floor and surface tasks from handling learning materials or personal items.

• □Identify tables and surfaces centre staff will clear.
• □Name who handles toys, books, sleep equipment and personal belongings.
• □List floor finishes and any furniture that may be moved.
• □Record any requested disinfection as a separate task for assessment.

Review washrooms and staff areas

Confirm the fixtures, supplies and responsibilities for each room.

• □List fixtures and surfaces in scope.
• □Confirm who supplies paper products, soap and liners.
• □Identify storage arrangements for cleaning tools and products.
• □Keep food-related requirements under the centre operator’s direction.

Agree the handover

Finish with the decisions needed before a provider can confirm the service.

• □Confirm the permitted access window and an entry-problem contact.
• □Exchange keys and alarm instructions separately through a secure handover.
• □Choose how exceptions are reported without children’s names or images.
• □Ask for the written tasks, frequency, exclusions, price and approval process.

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