Cleaning for schools, nurseries and colleges
Education Cleaning in London
We provide cleaning for schools, nurseries, colleges and other education settings across London, with DBS-checked staff who work safely around children and teaching teams. Term-time daily cleaning keeps classrooms hygienic through the week, with deeper cleans planned into the holidays.
✓ DBS-checked staff✓ Safeguarding aware✓ Fully insured
Our education cleaning services
From early years settings through to colleges, every programme is planned around your setting, your timetable and the hygiene standards your students, staff and parents expect.
- ✧School & Academy Cleaning. Reliable term-time and contract cleaning for primary schools, secondary schools and academies, covering classrooms, corridors, halls, toilets and staff areas to maintain hygiene and reduce the spread of illness.
- ✧Nursery & Early Years Cleaning. Careful, frequent cleaning of nursery and early years rooms, toys, surfaces and welfare areas, using appropriate products and methods for spaces used by very young children.
- ✧College & Further Education Cleaning. Contract cleaning for colleges, sixth forms and further education campuses, keeping classrooms, workshops, libraries and high-traffic communal areas clean across long, busy days.
Every clean is scheduled, tracked and quality-checked through our CleanManager platform, with photographic evidence and completion reporting available on request.
DBS-checked operatives. COSHH compliant. Method statements and RAMS provided where required.
How We Work
Every setting is different, so we plan each education cleaning programme around your site, your timetable and the safeguarding standards expected on the premises.
01. Site Survey & Safeguarding Check
We start with a visit to walk the site, understand your hygiene priorities and agree how our staff work safely around children and teaching teams. We confirm safeguarding expectations, site access and the areas to be covered before any work begins.
02. Planning Around the Timetable
We build a cleaning schedule that fits your school day, from before-school and after-hours cleaning to lunchtime cover where it helps. Staff, frequencies, products and access arrangements are all confirmed in advance so the programme runs smoothly from day one.
03. Term-Time Delivery
During term time our DBS-checked staff carry out daily cleaning of classrooms, toilets, corridors and communal areas, with a focus on the touch points that spread illness. The work is led on site and quality-checked so standards stay consistent through the week.
04. Holiday Deep Cleans & Reporting
In the holidays we carry out deeper cleaning of floors, classrooms and shared spaces while the building is quiet. We report on what has been completed so your team has a clear record for the start of each new term.
Who is it for?
We work across the education sector, with most of our work supporting schools, nurseries and multi-academy trusts across London.
- ✧Primary and secondary schools needing reliable term-time cleaning
- ✧Multi-academy trusts managing several sites to one standard
- ✧Nurseries and early years settings with young children on site
- ✧Colleges and sixth forms with high-traffic communal areas
- ✧Independent schools expecting a consistently high presentation
As a Living Wage Employer focused on local employment, working with Optimum supports the social value and ESG commitments increasingly expected across commercial and public-sector contracts.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Get in touch for a free, no-obligation quote. We respond quickly and can arrange a site visit for larger or more complex projects.