Professional Childcare Cleaning

Childcare & Kindergarten Cleaning in Melbourne

Safe, hygienic cleaning for childcare centres, kindergartens and early learning centres. Our child-safe, non-toxic products and WWCC-verified, police-checked teams protect children’s health while keeping your centre spotless and NQS-ready.

Child-Safe, Non-Toxic Products
Police-Checked & WWCC Verified
After-Hours Scheduling
100% Satisfaction Guarantee
4.9/5 (1,200+ reviews)
100+ Melbourne Suburbs
Professional childcare and kindergarten cleaning service in Melbourne - cleaner sanitising toys and surfaces

Instant Estimate

Get Your Childcare Cleaning Quote in 60 Seconds

Tell us your centre size and frequency to see a rough estimate — then request a free callback or on-site walk-through for your exact fixed price per visit. No obligation.

  • Fully insured, police-checked & WWCC-verified teams
  • After-hours & early-morning cleaning around centre hours
  • Rated 4.9/5 by 1,200+ Melbourne centres & businesses
  • Free on-site assessment for larger centres
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Hours per visit
3 hrs
Min 3 hrs
Cleaners
1
1 × 3 = 3 hrs
Your estimated price
Weekly · 60/hr · 3 hrs
$180
+ GST per visit

This is an estimate. Final pricing is confirmed after a free callback or site inspection. No hidden charges, no travel fees.

Trusted by Melbourne Childcare Centres

Childcare Centres That Choose Excellence

From family day care to large early learning centres - Melbourne's childcare providers trust us for safe, hygienic cleaning

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…and many more

Proudly serving Melbourne's childcare sector

Join the childcare centres, kindergartens and early learning providers that trust Cleaning Professionals for safe, reliable cleaning across Melbourne

Transparent Pricing

Fixed Prices Per Visit — No Hourly Billing

We don't bill by the hour. We do a quick, free walk-through of your centre and give you one predictable fixed price per visit (billed weekly or monthly) — so there are never any surprises. Below are rough guide prices for Melbourne childcare centres.

No hidden charges. No travel fees.

Small Centre

Up to ~200 m² · up to ~30 children

$120 – $150per visit

Estimate incl. GST — exact price after a free walk-through

Compact centres, single-level kinders and family day care.

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Most Common

Medium Centre

~200 – 400 m² · 30 – 50 children

$160 – $220per visit

Estimate incl. GST — exact price after a free walk-through

The most common size — multiple rooms, kitchen and bathrooms.

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Large Centre

400 m²+ · 50+ children

$230 – $320per visit

Estimate incl. GST — exact price after a free walk-through

Larger multi-room centres with sleep rooms and big outdoor areas.

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What can increase your quote

  • +More than 50 children
  • +Multiple bathrooms
  • +Nappy-change rooms
  • +Commercial kitchen
  • +Carpeted play areas
  • +Sleep / rest rooms
  • +Outdoor play equipment
  • +Toy sanitisation requirements
  • +Daily high-touch disinfecting

How to lower your quote

  • 12 or 24-month contract
  • Cleaning 5+ nights per week
  • After-hours access, no interruptions
  • Easy access with good parking

Longer contracts and more frequent cleaning lower your per-visit price — ask us about contract rates.

Example

A typical 350 m² centre cleaned 5 nights a week usually lands around $175 – $195 per visit — one fixed price, billed weekly or monthly. No hourly timesheets, no surprises.

Get Your Exact Fixed Price

Book a free, no-obligation on-site walk-through and we'll send back one clear fixed price per visit — plus options for daily, weekly or fortnightly schedules and outbreak-response sanitising.

What's Included in Our Childcare Cleaning?

Our comprehensive Melbourne childcare cleaning service covers every corner of your centre. From play rooms and toys to nappy-change and meal-prep areas, we deliver a safe, hygienic environment.

Play Rooms & Classrooms

  • Floor vacuuming, mopping & spot cleaning
  • Tables, chairs & activity surface sanitising
  • Mats & soft-fall area cleaning
  • Cubbies, shelves & storage wiping

Toys & High-Touch Surfaces

  • Toy sanitising with child-safe products
  • Door handles & light switch disinfection
  • Taps, rails & shared equipment wiping
  • Learning resource surface cleaning

Sleep, Rest & Nappy Areas

  • Cot, mat & bedding-zone sanitising
  • Nappy-change station disinfection
  • Odour control & bin sanitising
  • Low-tox, fragrance-free products

Bathrooms & Potty-Training Toilets

  • Child & staff toilet sanitisation
  • Basin, mirror & tap cleaning
  • Floor scrubbing & disinfection
  • Soap & paper restocking

Kitchen & Meal-Prep Areas

  • Food-safe bench & sink sanitising
  • Bottle & meal-prep zone cleaning
  • Appliance & dining-area wiping
  • Floor mopping & bin sanitising

Entry, Staff & Outdoor Areas

  • Sign-in & reception area cleaning
  • Staff room & office cleaning
  • Outdoor play & soft-fall tidy
  • Glass, doors & window cleaning

Need Something Specific?

Every Melbourne childcare centre is unique. If you have special cleaning requirements or need additional services not listed here, just let us know. We'll customise our service to meet your exact needs.

Melbourne's Trusted Childcare Cleaning Company

Professional childcare cleaner sanitising toys and surfaces in Melbourne early learning centre
Cleaning Professionals cleaner sanitising toys and tables in a Melbourne childcare centre

Looking for reliable childcare cleaners in Melbourne? You've come to the right place. Cleaning Professionals delivers safe, hygienic cleaning for childcare centres, kindergartens and early learning centres across Melbourne CBD and 100+ surrounding suburbs — protecting the health of the children in your care. From boutique family day care rooms to large multi-room long day care centres, our police-checked and Working With Children Check verified teams know exactly what a childcare environment demands.

We've spent over five years perfecting commercial cleaning in Melbourne, and that experience shows in the details. Every clean follows a structured, infection-control-focused checklist covering play rooms, toys and high-touch surfaces, sleep and nappy areas, bathrooms, kitchens and outdoor play spaces — so nothing gets missed. Whether you need a daily clean, a weekly service, or a holiday-period deep clean, we tailor the schedule and scope to fit your centre's hours and budget.

Cleaning built around your centre

A clean centre is about far more than appearances — it directly affects children's health, family trust and your standing under the National Quality Standard. That's why our Melbourne childcare cleaners work flexibly around your hours, including after-hours, early-morning and weekend service, so children walk into a fresh, sanitised space every day. With one transparent fixed price per visit, child-safe products and a 100% satisfaction guarantee, you always know exactly what you're paying for and exactly what gets done.

5+
Years Experience
4.9/5
1200+ Reviews

How Our Childcare Cleaning Works

Getting started with professional childcare cleaning in Melbourne is simple. Here's how we keep your centre safe, hygienic and inspection-ready.

01

Get in Touch

Contact us online or call 1300 886 119. Tell us about your Melbourne childcare centre — number of rooms, centre hours, and the areas that matter most.

02

Free Quote & Site Walk-Through

We provide a rough estimate or visit your centre for a free walk-through, then send one fixed price per visit — no hourly billing, no hidden charges and no travel fees.

03

Meet Your WWCC-Verified Team

We assign a consistent team of police-checked and Working With Children Check verified cleaners who learn your rooms, routines and hygiene priorities.

04

A Fresh, Sanitised Centre Daily

Your centre is cleaned and sanitised after hours or early morning, ready for children and staff to walk into a healthy, spotless environment every day.

Childcare Cleaning Built for Melbourne Centres

Childcare centres have unique cleaning challenges — strict hygiene expectations, sensitive spaces like sleep rooms and nappy areas, and the need to work around centre hours. We understand the Melbourne early years landscape and deliver cleaning that keeps children safe and directors inspection-ready.

WWCC-Verified Teams

Every cleaner holds a current Working With Children Check and National Police Check, so only trusted, verified people work inside your centre.

After-Hours & Early-Morning

We clean once children have gone home or before the centre opens, so every room is fresh and sanitised with zero disruption to your program.

NQS-Aligned Hygiene

Our checklists support Quality Area 2 of the National Quality Standard, focusing on infection control, safety and consistently spotless environments.

Local Melbourne Coverage

From the CBD to the outer suburbs, our local teams know Melbourne. Fast response times and reliable, consistent service across 100+ suburbs.

Melbourne childcare cleaner sanitising an early learning centre
WWCC
Verified Cleaners

Childcare Settings We Proudly Clean

From small family day care rooms to large multi-site early learning providers, we have the experience and WWCC-verified teams to keep every childcare environment in Melbourne safe and hygienic.

Long Day Care Centres

Full-day childcare centres caring for infants through to pre-schoolers across Melbourne

Kindergartens & Pre-Schools

Sessional kinders and pre-schools needing spotless, sanitised learning spaces

Early Learning Centres

Early education and ELC providers focused on hygiene, safety and NQS compliance

Family Day Care

Home-based family day care settings requiring reliable, child-safe cleaning

Occasional Care

Occasional and drop-in care rooms with high toy and surface turnover

Not-for-Profit & Community Centres

Community-run childcare and neighbourhood centres on flexible budgets

Outside School Hours Care

Before-school, after-school and vacation care (OSHC) spaces

Multi-Site Providers

Childcare groups and franchises needing consistent cleaning across every centre

Run a Different Type of Centre?

We tailor our cleaning to every early years setting in Melbourne. If your centre type isn't listed above, we'd still love to help. Contact us to discuss your specific childcare cleaning needs.

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Why Melbourne Childcare Centres Choose Us

We're not just another cleaning company. Here's what makes Cleaning Professionals the preferred choice for childcare, kindergarten & early learning cleaning in Melbourne.

Police-Checked & WWCC Verified

Every childcare cleaner holds a current National Police Check AND Working With Children Check, and we are fully insured. Complete peace of mind for directors and families.

Early Years Cleaning Experts

Our teams are experienced in childcare, kindergarten and early learning environments. We understand infection control, sensitive spaces and NQS hygiene expectations.

Child-Safe, Non-Toxic Products

We use low-tox, eco-friendly and fragrance-free products where possible — effective on germs but gentle and safe around infants and young children.

Flexible Around Centre Hours

After-hours, early-morning or weekend cleaning that fits your centre's schedule, so rooms are sanitised and ready before the first child arrives.

100% Satisfaction Guarantee

Not happy with the clean? We'll come back and make it right, no questions asked. Your centre's hygiene and your peace of mind come first.

Reliable, Consistent Team

We assign a dedicated team who learns your rooms and routines, backed by responsive Melbourne-based support whenever you need to reschedule or add a service.

Clean, hygienic childcare centre playroom in Melbourne after a professional clean

Ready for Safer, Healthier Childcare Cleaning?

Join Melbourne childcare centres that trust us for reliable, hygienic, WWCC-verified cleaning. Get your free quote today and see the difference professional childcare cleaning makes.

5+
Years Experience
WWCC
Verified Teams
4.9/5
Client Rating

What Melbourne Childcare Centres Say About Us

Don't just take our word for it - hear from childcare centres, kindergartens and early learning centres across Melbourne that trust Cleaning Professionals.

"Since switching to Cleaning Professionals our gastro and cold outbreaks have noticeably dropped. Their team sanitises every toy and high-touch surface and the rooms smell fresh, not chemical. Knowing all their cleaners are WWCC verified gives us total peace of mind."

Rebecca Turner
Centre Director
Early Learning Centre
Brunswick2 weeks ago

"They clean after hours so everything is spotless before the children arrive. Sleep rooms, nappy-change areas and bathrooms are always immaculate. It made a real difference at our last assessment against the National Quality Standard."

Daniel Hughes
Owner / Approved Provider
Kindergarten
Glen Waverley1 month ago

"The same team comes each visit and they truly understand a childcare environment. Child-safe products, fantastic attention to detail in the play rooms, and completely reliable. Our families often comment on how clean the centre is."

Priya Nair
Nominated Supervisor
Childcare Centre
Docklands3 weeks ago

"Booking was easy and the pricing was transparent — no hidden charges, no travel fees. They handle the kitchen, bathrooms, cots and outdoor soft-fall areas thoroughly. Highly recommend for any Melbourne childcare centre."

Sarah Collins
Assistant Director
Long Day Care
Richmond1 week ago

"We run multiple centres and Cleaning Professionals keep them all consistently hygienic. Their infection-control focus and reliable after-hours scheduling are exactly what a busy early learning service needs."

Michael Adamou
Operations Manager
Early Education Group
Preston2 months ago

"The difference in hygiene is obvious. Tables, mats, cubbies and toys are properly sanitised, and the low-tox products are safe around the little ones. Communication is great and they never disrupt our program."

Emily Watson
Educational Leader
Community Kinder
Carlton3 weeks ago
4.9/5from 1,200+ reviews

The Benefits

Why Professional Childcare Cleaning Matters

A clean childcare centre is about far more than appearances — it protects children's health, supports compliance and gives families confidence. Here's the real difference it makes.

Fewer Sick Days for Children & Staff

Young children spread germs quickly. Consistent professional cleaning and sanitising reduces gastro, colds and flu, keeping more children in care and more educators at work.

Stronger Infection Control

We disinfect high-touch surfaces, toys, bathrooms and nappy-change areas with child-safe, hospital-grade products to break the chain of infection throughout your centre.

Confidence for Families

A visibly clean, fresh-smelling centre reassures parents that their children are cared for in a safe, hygienic environment — helping you build trust and retain enrolments.

Inspection & NQS Ready

Our routines support Quality Area 2 of the National Quality Standard. Reliable hygiene records and spotless rooms help your centre stay assessment-ready year round.

Happier, Healthier Environment

Clean play rooms, mats and outdoor areas create a calmer, more pleasant space where children learn and educators enjoy coming to work each day.

More Time to Focus on Children

Stop relying on educators to scrub floors after hours. Our team handles the deep cleaning so your staff can focus on what matters most — the children.

80%
of common infections spread through high-touch surfaces and hands
2–3x
more colds caught by young children in group care each year
100%
WWCC-verified, police-checked and fully insured cleaners

Ready to Experience These Benefits?

Join Melbourne childcare centres enjoying cleaner, healthier and safer environments for children and staff. Get your free quote today!

Childcare Cleaning Services for Every Melbourne Centre

From daily infection-control cleaning to holiday deep cleans, we offer flexible childcare cleaning solutions tailored to your centre's needs, hours and budget.

Daily Childcare Cleaning

Keep your Melbourne centre consistently hygienic with daily cleaning. Ideal for busy long day care centres where children, toys and surfaces are in constant contact and infection control matters most.

  • After-hours or early-morning
  • Toy & high-touch sanitising
  • Same team each visit
  • Ideal for full-day centres

Weekly & Fortnightly Cleaning

Flexible regular cleaning that suits sessional kinders, family day care and smaller centres. Maintain a fresh, safe environment on a schedule and budget that works for you.

  • Flexible scheduling
  • Consistent quality
  • Cost-effective
  • Great for sessional kinders

Deep Cleans & School Holidays

Intensive deep cleaning during holiday periods or closures. We reach every surface — cots, mats, cubbies, carpets and outdoor soft-fall — for a complete refresh before the term begins.

  • Holiday-period scheduling
  • Full toy sanitising
  • Carpet & soft-furnishing care
  • Outdoor play-area detail

Infection-Control Sanitising

Targeted sanitising to reduce the spread of gastro, colds and flu. We disinfect high-touch surfaces, bathrooms and nappy-change areas with hospital-grade, child-safe products.

  • High-touch disinfection
  • Bathroom & nappy areas
  • Child-safe sanitisers
  • Outbreak-response cleans

Sleep, Rest & Nappy Areas

Specialised attention for the most sensitive spaces in your centre. Cots, mats, bedding zones and nappy-change stations are cleaned and sanitised to strict hygiene standards.

  • Cot & mat sanitising
  • Nappy-change station care
  • Low-tox products
  • Odour control

Kitchen & Meal-Prep Cleaning

Food-safe cleaning for meal-prep areas, bottle-prep zones and dining spaces. We help keep your centre compliant with food-handling and hygiene expectations.

  • Food-safe sanitising
  • Bottle & meal-prep zones
  • Dining-area cleaning
  • Bin & surface hygiene
Professional childcare cleaner sanitising tables and surfaces with child-safe products in Melbourne

Professional sanitising with child-safe products

Our trained cleaners use hospital-grade, non-toxic products safe for children

Childcare Cleaning Across Melbourne

We proudly clean childcare centres, kindergartens and early learning centres throughout Melbourne CBD and metropolitan areas. No matter where your centre is located, our WWCC-verified teams are ready to help.

Professional childcare cleaner servicing early learning centres across Melbourne

Melbourne CBD & Inner City

Melbourne CBD
Docklands
Southbank
South Melbourne
East Melbourne
West Melbourne
North Melbourne
Carlton
Fitzroy
Collingwood
Richmond
South Yarra
Prahran
St Kilda
Port Melbourne
Albert Park

Metropolitan Melbourne

Hawthorn
Kew
Camberwell
Glen Waverley
Box Hill
Ringwood
Blackburn
Doncaster
Bundoora
Preston
Brunswick
Coburg
Essendon
Moonee Ponds
Footscray
Yarraville

Don't See Your Melbourne Suburb?

We service 100+ Melbourne suburbs! If you don't see your location listed, give us a call. We'd love to bring our professional childcare cleaning services to your centre.

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Melbourne Childcare Cleaning Complete Guide

Everything you need to know about keeping a clean, safe and hygienic childcare centre in Melbourne

Professional vs In-House Childcare Cleaning

Professional Cleaning

  • WWCC-verified, police-checked cleaners
  • Infection-control cleaning expertise
  • Child-safe, low-tox products & correct dilution
  • Consistent, documented results every visit
  • Frees educators to focus on children
  • Fully insured and NQS-aligned
  • Proper sanitising of toys & high-touch surfaces
  • Reliable after-hours scheduling

In-House / DIY Cleaning

  • Takes educators away from children & programming
  • Inconsistent cleaning after a long shift
  • Risk of incorrect or unsafe chemical use
  • High-touch and hidden areas often missed
  • No insurance cover for cleaning incidents
  • Harder to evidence hygiene at assessment
  • Toy & sleep-area sanitising often skipped
  • Educator burnout and staff turnover

Ready for Professional Childcare Cleaning?

Our Melbourne team is here to help you maintain a safe, hygienic and inspection-ready centre.

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Childcare Cleaning FAQs

Everything you need to know about our Melbourne childcare, kindergarten & early learning centre cleaning

We quote childcare cleaning as one fixed price per visit rather than by the hour, so your costs are predictable. As a rough guide, most Melbourne centres land between about $120 and $320 per visit — small centres from ~$120–$150, medium centres ~$160–$220, and large centres ~$230–$320. Your exact price depends on the size of your centre, number of rooms, cleaning frequency and specialised tasks like sleep-room or nappy-change sanitising. Longer contracts and more frequent cleaning lower your per-visit price. We offer free, no-obligation quotes and a site walk-through, with no hidden charges and no travel fees.

Yes. Every cleaner who services a childcare centre, kindergarten or early learning centre holds a current National Police Check AND a valid Working With Children Check (WWCC). We take child safety extremely seriously, so you can have complete confidence in the team working inside your centre.

Absolutely. We use low-tox, eco-friendly and where possible fragrance-free products that are safe around infants and young children. Our chemicals are chosen to effectively sanitise high-touch surfaces and toys while minimising exposure to harsh residues. If your centre has specific product requirements or allergy considerations, just let us know and we will accommodate them.

Yes. We specialise in after-hours and early-morning cleaning, working in the evening once children have gone home or before the centre opens. This keeps disruption to zero and ensures every room, bathroom and play area is fresh, sanitised and ready before the first child arrives each morning.

Our cleaning routines are designed to support your obligations under the National Quality Standard (NQS), particularly Quality Area 2 (Children’s Health and Safety). We focus on hygiene, infection control and safe, well-maintained environments, and we can tailor checklists to help your centre stay inspection-ready.

We clean every space in your centre, including play rooms and classrooms, sleep and rest rooms and cots, nappy-change areas, bathrooms and potty-training toilets, kitchen and meal-prep areas, toys and high-touch surfaces, mats, soft-fall and outdoor play areas, cubbies, art and craft areas, staff rooms and entry/sign-in areas. Every clean follows a structured checklist so nothing is missed.

Young children get sick easily and germs spread quickly in group settings. We prioritise infection control by sanitising high-touch surfaces (door handles, light switches, taps, tables and toys), disinfecting bathrooms and nappy-change areas, and using hospital-grade, child-safe sanitisers. Consistent daily cleaning is one of the most effective ways to reduce gastro, colds and flu in your centre.

Most childcare centres and kindergartens benefit from daily cleaning because of the high level of contact between children, toys and surfaces. Smaller centres or family day care settings may opt for a few times per week, while we can also arrange fortnightly deep cleans in addition to your regular service. We will recommend the ideal frequency during your free consultation.

Yes. Toys, mats, tables, door handles and other high-touch surfaces are among the biggest sources of germ transfer in a childcare setting. We sanitise these surfaces as part of our routine service using child-safe disinfectants, and we can schedule more intensive toy-sanitising sessions as needed.

Yes, we are fully insured, including public liability cover. Combined with our police-checked and WWCC-verified cleaners, this gives centre directors and owners complete peace of mind when we work inside your facility.

Wherever possible, we assign a consistent, dedicated team to your centre. A regular team learns your rooms, routines and priorities, which delivers more reliable results and builds trust with your staff — an important factor in a childcare environment.

Booking is easy. Call us on 1300 886 119, request a quote through our online form, or use our booking page. We can usually arrange service within 24–48 hours and offer flexible daily, weekly and fortnightly scheduling to suit your centre.

Still Have Questions?

Our friendly Melbourne team is here to help. Give us a call or send us a message.

Ready for a Cleaner, Healthier Childcare Centre Your Families Will Trust?

Join Melbourne childcare centres, kindergartens and early learning centres that trust Cleaning Professionals for safe, hygienic, WWCC-verified cleaning. Get your free quote today!

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Years Experience
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Verified Cleaners
100%
Satisfaction Rate

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