Asking day are to clean better/to clean myself

[Anonymous]

DS has allergies (dust, mites, etc) and I really wish his day care center would do a deep clean more often. I know they have their hands full during the day just keeping up with the room full of 2 year olds, and that things are clean at the surface level (e.g. they follow all regulations and such), i just can't help feeling that everything has a slightly dirty/well feel to it

I dont have any other complaints about the center really, and don't know how to ask them about this politely.

My friend's preschool had a cleaning day, where pareents came in and scrubbed everything down. I'd love to do this, though really i just dont see the idea going very far in this for-profit day care center (hers was a co-op). I also don't know any of the other parents yet, and it woudl feel weird "Hey, do you think your kids class is dirty too? let's come in on saturday to clean it"


Suggestions?

[Anonymous]

How about asking the director if you could organize a cleaning day/afternoon? You could make it a fun event with food and maybe even babysitting. If you present it in a way that makes it worthwhile for all, and you take the lead on orgainizing, it should not be a problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about asking the director if you could organize a cleaning day/afternoon? You could make it a fun event with food and maybe even babysitting. If you present it in a way that makes it worthwhile for all, and you take the lead on orgainizing, it should not be a problem.

I agree, but you need to propose it as a way to help the school so it doesn't come across as an insult to their cleanliness. Tell the director that you know they probably don't have the time to deep clean everything, and you'd like to organize a group of parents to have a cleaning party to help. Also, be sure to get information from them as to if there are any certain products to use, especially when cleaning toys, to ensure they don't get damaged or leave residue which could be dangerous to kids who put the toys in their mouths.

[Anonymous]

So if it's ok to ask the director (in a sensitive way) how do I go about askign the other parents? I've met them only enough to wave hi and goodbye during pickup

[Anonymous]

Does your school have the capacity to send out an email to all parents? Do you know anyone? Maybe the director can introduce you to some of the more active parents who would be willing to help? This is a great time to clean, with cold and flu season right around the corner. The most important thing is for you to not seem as though you are dumping extra work on the director. You have a concern and you are willing to do something about it. Be nice and helpful. I can't imagine that the director would not be happy about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So if it's ok to ask the director (in a sensitive way) how do I go about askign the other parents? I've met them only enough to wave hi and goodbye during pickup

You could put notes in cubbies. But, really, I don't know anyone who would actually volunteer to do this. Most of use daycare because we work full time and have really busy lives. I pay them to maintain cleanliness. A co-op is different. When you choose that, you are agreeing to commit to working at the center. If I thought our daycare wasn't clean enough, I'd move my child.

[Anonymous]

Agree. The preschool I sent my DS to did a deep clean twice a year. It was clean the rest of the year too and was spacious. Unless you already have the parents behind you, I wouldn't approach the school yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So if it's ok to ask the director (in a sensitive way) how do I go about askign the other parents? I've met them only enough to wave hi and goodbye during pickup

You could put notes in cubbies. But, really, I don't know anyone who would actually volunteer to do this. Most of use daycare because we work full time and have really busy lives. I pay them to maintain cleanliness. A co-op is different. When you choose that, you are agreeing to commit to working at the center. If I thought our daycare wasn't clean enough, I'd move my child.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking too - and the source of my hesitation. I guess I was trying to think of a way to have a solution when I approach the director with my concern about cleanliness. Though it really is their job, if it's not clean enough, i should be able to ask them to clean it and have them simply do so......

[Anonymous]

I worked at a daycare in high school - We never had to clean, there was a cleaning crew that came in and cleaned over night. Are you sure this isn't the case at your center? Maybe they aren't do the job as well as they should.

[Anonymous]

Usually daycares do a deep clean twice a year-once in December and once in the summer. Other cleaning should be done regularly.

[Anonymous]

Honestly, unless the daycare has a PTA or parent board or something, I don't think you can really ask other parents to help you clean up the center.

Since cleanliness is a concern for you, I think you should have a nice talk with the director. I think you can bring it up in a fairly non-confrontational way through your concern for your son's allergies. And start with questions about how often they deep clean. If it is not frequent enough for your liking, ask if there is any possibility of increasing the frequency. Then you could ask if there is anything you as a parent could do to help.

[Anonymous]

Clean yourself? I don't pay 2k/mo to do that. Talk to the director.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS has allergies (dust, mites, etc) and I really wish his day care center would do a deep clean more often. I know they have their hands full during the day just keeping up with the room full of 2 year olds, and that things are clean at the surface level (e.g. they follow all regulations and such), i just can't help feeling that everything has a slightly dirty/well feel to it

I dont have any other complaints about the center really, and don't know how to ask them about this politely.

My friend's preschool had a cleaning day, where pareents came in and scrubbed everything down. I'd love to do this, though really i just dont see the idea going very far in this for-profit day care center (hers was a co-op). I also don't know any of the other parents yet, and it woudl feel weird "Hey, do you think your kids class is dirty too? let's come in on saturday to clean it"


Suggestions?

CCLC 2200 PA or tell them "I know you are paying alot...why don't your clenaing people clean x,y,z?"

[Anonymous]

"CCLC 2200 PA" -- what does this mean?

[Anonymous]

If daycare/preschool is not clean, that just mean that kids are getting sick more often. It has to be clean point, without any questions. It's ridicules that you even wondering what to do.