| AREA | CLEAN | SANITIZE | Frequency |
| Classrooms/child care/food areas | |||
| Countertops/tables | X | X | Daily and when soiled |
| Food preparation and service surfaces | X | X | Before and after contact with food activity; between preparation of raw and cooked foods |
| Floors | X | X | Daily and when soiled |
| Door and cabinet handles | X | X | Daily and when soiled |
| Carpets and large area rugs | X | Vacuum daily when children are not present. Clean with a carpet cleaning method approved by the local health authority. Clean carpets only when children will not be present until the carpet is dry. Clean carpets at least monthly in infant areas, at least every three months in other areas and when soiled. | |
| Small rugs | X | Shake outdoors or vacuum daily. Launder weekly. | |
| Utensils, surfaces, and toys that go into the mouth or have been in contact with saliva or other body fluids | X | X | After each child's use; or disposable, one-time use utensils or toys. |
| Toys | X | Weekly and when soiled | |
| Dress-up clothes not worn on the head | X | Weekly | |
| Sheets and pillowcases, individual cloth towels (if used), combs and hairbrushes, washcloths, and machine-washable cloth toys | X | Weekly and when visibly soiled (used only by one child) | |
| Blankets, sleeping bags and cubbies | X | Monthly and when soiled | |
| Hats | X | After each child's use (or use disposable hats that only one child wears) | |
| Cribs and mattresses | X | Weekly or before use by a different child | |
| Mops and cleaning rags | X | X | Before and after a day of use, wash, rinse, and sanitize mops and cleaning rags. |
| Toilet and diapering areas | |||
| Handwashing sinks, faucets, surrounding counters | X | X | Daily and when soiled |
| Soap dispensers | X | X | Daily and when soiled |
| Toilet seats, toilet handles, cubicle handles and other touchable surfaces, floors | X | X | Daily or immediately if visibly soiled |
| Toilet bowls | X | X | Daily |
| Doorknobs | X | X | Daily |
| Changing tables | X | X | After each child's use |
| Potty chairs | X | X | After each child's use. (Use of potty chairs in child care is discouraged because of high risk of contamination.) |
| Any surface contaminated with body fluids: saliva, mucus, vomit, urine, stool, or blood | X | X | IMMEDIATELY |
Adapted From: Healthy Young Children, A Manual for Programs, NAEYC, 2002.