School Cleaning Services | DC, MD & Northern VA

5.0★★★★★Google rating · 9 reviews

Day + nightCrews scheduled to your facility

Since 2020Owner-operated, Alexandria VA

30 daysOnboarding standard, credit-backed

Why schools are different

Hundreds of People, Shared Surfaces and a Building That Has to Be Ready by 7 am

A school is cleaned on a clock. Everything that happens overnight has to be finished before staff and students arrive, and everything that happens during the day has to work around classes, lunch and after-school programs.

CleanWise builds educational facility cleaning programs around that clock. During the walkthrough with your facilities or operations lead we map the building by room type, confirm the bell schedule, activity calendar and access procedures, and write a scope that says what is done nightly, what is done weekly, and what is handled by a day porter while the building is occupied. Products are chosen for the room: classroom surfaces, cafeteria tables, gym floors and restrooms each get an appropriate method.

Schools also need a crew that parents, teachers and administrators can trust in the building. CleanWise assigns a stable crew to each account, briefs them on the facility’s conduct and access rules before the first shift, and keeps them on the account so the standard holds. Scored inspections and a shared issue log give the front office a clear record of what was done and what was fixed.

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CleanWise crew member cleaning a school classroom

★★★★★

“CleanWise gets it right! They are very professional and care about the health and wellness of the companies they serve.”

Andrea HancockGoogle review

Scope of work

What School Cleaning Includes

Scope is set per facility, but a typical recurring educational cleaning program covers the following.

Classrooms desks, chairs, high-touch surfaces, floors, boards, sinks and trash nightly, with periodic deep cleans.
Restrooms cleaned, disinfected and restocked every visit, with day porter checks when the building is occupied.
Cafeterias and kitchens tables, floors and serving areas after lunch service and nightly, coordinated with food service staff.
Gyms, locker rooms and multipurpose rooms floors cleaned with surface-appropriate methods, mats and equipment touchpoints wiped.
Hallways, lobbies and stairwells floors, lockers, railings, glass and entry mats.
Offices, teacher workrooms and libraries maintained to the same standard as our office cleaning programs.
Science and computer labs cleaned to a written standard, with equipment and active work excluded.
Seasonal and break-period deep cleans floor stripping and refinishing, carpet extraction and detail cleaning scheduled during breaks.

Day porter coverage for occupied buildings

For larger schools, a day porter handles restroom checks, cafeteria turnover and spills while classes are in session, so the overnight crew can focus on the full nightly scope. Day and night coverage are written into one program with one account manager.

Who it is for

Educational Facilities We Clean

CleanWise works with heads of school, operations and facilities directors, and property teams responsible for educational buildings.

Private and charter schools

K-12 buildings with classrooms, cafeterias, gyms and administrative offices on a daily schedule.

Early learning and childcare centers

Smaller facilities where surface disinfection, restrooms and floors are cleaned to a standard parents can see.

Training centers and campus buildings

Adult education, test centers and university-adjacent buildings with classrooms, labs and shared common areas.

How the program is built

How a School Cleaning Program Is Scoped

Four steps so the crew, the front office and the facilities lead are working from the same written plan.

STEP 1

Walkthrough by room type

We walk the building with your facilities lead and record every room type, its surfaces and its problem areas.

STEP 2

Schedule around the calendar

Nightly, weekly, day porter and break-period work is mapped to the bell schedule and activity calendar.

STEP 3

Assigned, briefed crew

A stable crew is briefed on access, conduct and product rules before the first visit and stays on the account.

STEP 4

Scored inspections and issue log

Inspections check the room-by-room scope, and teacher or office reports go straight into the shared log.

★★★★★

“CleanWise Solutions is a top notch janitorial cleaning company that takes pride in making your space shine. Their employees are very courteous and listen to your needs. Can’t say enough.”

Maria SturnioloGoogle review

30-Day Onboarding Standard

The first month follows a documented transition: a shared issue log opens on day one, the assigned crew is stabilized, and weekly quality reviews confirm the agreed standard. If it is not met, CleanWise credits back a portion of the first month’s service.

What usually goes wrong

Why Schools Outgrow Generic Janitorial

Schools are often cleaned by whoever is available, with a scope that was never written down. That is where the complaints come from.

Unscoped

Restrooms are missed on busy days, cafeteria floors are sticky by second period, the crew changes every week and no one knows what was actually cleaned last night.

CleanWise

A room-by-room scope, day porter coverage for restrooms and the cafeteria, one assigned crew the staff recognizes, and an inspection record the office can see.

Questions

School Cleaning FAQ

When do you clean schools?

Primarily after hours and early morning so the building is ready before staff and students arrive, with optional day porter coverage for restrooms and cafeterias during the school day.

Can you handle deep cleaning during breaks?

Yes. Floor stripping and refinishing, carpet extraction and detail cleaning are scheduled during winter, spring and summer breaks as part of the program.

Will the same crew be in the building each night?

That is the goal. CleanWise assigns a stable crew to each school, briefs them on the facility’s rules, and keeps them on the account.

What types of educational facilities do you clean?

Private and charter schools, early learning and childcare centers, training centers and campus buildings across Washington DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia.

How do you handle restrooms during the school day?

With day porter coverage written into the program, so restrooms are checked and restocked while the building is occupied rather than waiting for the overnight shift.

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Need a School Cleaning Crew That Keeps Up With the Building?

Tell us about the school, the schedule and the rooms that get the complaints. We’ll walk it with you and put the scope in writing.

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