Once you have established a regular indoor playground inspection schedule, it’s time to get (and keep) your equipment clean. Here are five tips on how to clean indoor playground equipment!
🥨Prevent Playground Germs
Part of keeping your indoor playground clean is preventing germs and bacteria from reaching your equipment. Don’t allow food or drinks in your play area and offer hand sanitizer or access to bathrooms before and after play. And, encourage parents to keep their children at home if they aren’t feeling well. Setting these health-focused rules will help make your playground sanitization as effective as possible.
🍢Don’t Just Clean, Sanitize!
All cleaners are not created equal. Make sure that the cleaning solution you choose sanitizes to kill germs, not just spread them or wipe them around. We recommend Peroxigard™, an effective sanitizing agent that is cost-effective and kid-safe.
🍬Be Thorough
- Indoor playground equipment often has tight spaces and/or loose fill substances (like balls or foam blocks) that can be difficult to clean. That means that one of the toughest parts of learning how to clean indoor playground equipment is being thorough and taking your time to clean everything properly.
- If there are areas of your play equipment that simply can’t be cleaned, consider phasing them out and replacing them with more sanitary options over time.
🍭Create a Cleaning Schedule
How often you sanitize your playground will depend on a number of factors, including how often children play there, how many children play there, and how old they are. An indoor playground consultant can help you figure out a schedule that is both effective and affordable.
🌼Identify Key Germ-Spreading Areas
In addition to fully sanitizing playground equipment on a regular schedule, you may want to identify high-traffic areas to be sanitized weekly or even daily. Handrails, lookout points, and other heavily-used features may benefit from a quick wipe-down to keep germs at bay.