AYS, Inc.

Central Indiana Before & After School Programs

COVID-19 – Cleaning

Cleaning Procedures

Program staff will be responsible for conducting at least three (3) planned cleanings of their program space: Opening cleaning, midday cleaning after AM program or before PM program, and closing cleaning.

Prior to students attending the program, AYS staff will:

  • Clean and disinfect desk and chair surfaces   
  • Wipe off whiteboard or other wall materials  
  • Clean AYS storage bins and containers  
  • Clean and disinfect any student storage bin  
  • Clean and disinfect toys and materials. Each item, due to the type of surface it has, may need to be cleaned and disinfected distinctly. Examples:  
    • All board game pieces should be wiped off with a clean cloth and, if possible, sprayed with appropriate cleaning supply. 
    • Markers should have caps and be cleaned and disinfected 
    • Legos or other manipulatives need cleaned and disinfected 
    • Balls or other shared items must be cleaned and disinfected  
  • Door handles must be cleaned and disinfected 
    • Both the interior and exterior portion  
  • Door surfaces and frames must be cleaned and disinfected  
    • Both the interior and exterior portion  
  • Light switches must be cleaned and disinfected  
  • Other high touch surfaces must be cleaned and disinfected  

During the shift change and/or after AM programming or before PM programming, staff will conduct a midday cleaning of their program space. This includes and is not limited to the following:   

  • Clean and disinfect desk and chair surfaces   
  • Wipe off whiteboard or other wall materials  
  • Clean AYS storage bins and containers  
  • Clean and disinfect any student storage bin  
  • Clean and disinfect toys and materials.  Each item, due to the type of surface it has, may need to be cleaned and disinfected distinctly. Examples:  
    • All board game pieces should be wiped off with a clean cloth and, if possible, sprayed with appropriate cleaning supply 
    • Markers should have caps and bottles cleaned and disinfected 
    • Legos or other manipulatives need cleaned and disinfected 
    • Balls or other shared items must be cleaned and disinfected  
  • Door handles must be cleaned and disinfected 
    • Both the interior and exterior portion  
  • Door surfaces and frames must be cleaned and disinfected  
    • Both the interior and exterior portion  
  • Light switches must be cleaned and disinfected  
  • Other high touch surfaces must be cleaned and disinfected

At the end of the program day, each program space must be cleaned and sanitized by AYS personnel. During sanitization, staff should, at minimum, do the following:  

  • Sanitize desk and chair surfaces   
  • Sanitize whiteboard or other wall materials  
  • Sanitize AYS storage bins and containers  
  • Sanitize and disinfect any student storage bin  
  • Sanitize toys and materials.  Each item, due to the type of surface it has, may need to be cleaned and disinfected distinctly. Examples:  
    • All board game pieces and boxes   
    • Markers should have caps and bottles both sanitized    
    • Legos or other manipulatives need sanitized  
    • Balls or other shared items must be sanitized  
    • Door handles must be sanitized  
      • Both the interior and exterior portion  
    • Door surfaces and frames must be sanitized  
      • Both the interior and exterior portion  
    • Light switches must be sanitized  
    • All touch surfaces must be cleaned and sanitized  

Youth Development Leaders are also responsible for working with the identified building partner to finalize a cleaning schedule of communal program spaces. At a minimum, the communal program spaces are to be cleaned, disinfected, or sanitized as follows: 

  • All areas of entrance and exit must be cleaned and disinfected after each key transition period and sanitized at the end of the program day. This includes:  
    • Interior and exterior door handles, surfaces, frames, etc. 
    • Hallway handles  
    • Surfaces and desks along entrance and exit routes, including any parent table or other surface  
    • Any elevated stairs or surfaces where children were sitting or waiting  
    • AYS site staff should identify additional surfaces or areas that are used during key transitions and develop site–specific cleaning protocols as part of their transition plan  
      • Students should be encouraged to avoid touching these areas and surfaces as much as possible to prevent exposure to communal surfaces  
  • All communal rooms must be cleaned and disinfected and sanitized at the end of the day.  Examples:  
    • Bathrooms  
    • Gymnasium  
    • Office space  
    • Cafeteria space  
      • Table cleaning of all food contact surfaces must occur prior to and after consumption of food, as is consistent with AYS policies and best practices outside of COVID-19 specific cleaning requirements  
    • Any other rooms used  
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