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Closing and Cleaning Checklist

by Stuart Malouf, from the Community

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This closing and cleaning checklist helps childcare centers complete end of day tasks consistently. It covers outdoor areas, room resets, kitchen and toilet sanitation, waste removal, vacuuming and mopping, device and cabinet lockup, weekly bin placement and spider spraying, and final leaving procedures such as securing doors, lights, and staff sign out. Use it to improve hygiene, safety, and accountability.

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Childcare Center Closing Checklist
This end of day closing checklist helps childcare and early learning centers shut down safely and efficiently. It covers cleaning classrooms and bathrooms, packing toys, charging phones tablets and laptops, verifying all children are signed out via the kiosk, locking doors and windows, securing confidential paperwork, kitchen and laundry tidy up, hazard checks and reporting, outdoor pack down and parking cones, plus weekly tasks such as bringing in bins and reception area cleaning.
by SP Manager, from the Community
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Retail Store Closing Checklist
Use this end-of-day closing checklist to secure the premises and complete final cleaning and shutdown. Tasks include locking front and back doors, closing roller doors, switching off machines, compressors, conveyor belts, and air conditioning, cleaning FOH and BOH areas (glass doors, windows, trolleys, sinks, kitchen and bathroom), emptying and rinsing dirty water tanks, mopping floors, managing waste and recycling, charging batteries, signing out on the kiosk, and ensuring all internal doors are closed. Designed for retail store operations to standardize closing procedures and maintain safety and cleanliness.
by Sunbury Vic, from the Community
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Tenancy Kitchen and Toilet Cleaner Checklist
This tenancy kitchen and toilet cleaner checklist helps facilities teams and contract cleaners standardize daily and weekly duties across offices and rental spaces. It covers rubbish removal and bin liner replacement, dusting and vacuuming of reception and meeting areas, wiping doors, blinds, tables, and windowsills, and spot vacuuming in corners. Kitchen tasks include cleaning backsplashes, benches, cupboards and cabinets, scrubbing sinks and polishing chrome, cleaning the coffee machine, mopping floors, and spot cleaning glass. Toilet area tasks include emptying bins, vacuuming and mopping floors, cleaning bowls, seats, urinals and bases, replenishing dispensers, refreshing brushes, polishing taps and holders, and wiping walls. Weekly tasks, special focus notes, tenant additional tasks, and sign off fields for training acknowledgement, name, date, and signature are included.
by Gracie Tabanao, from the Community
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Kitchen Closing Checklist
This kitchen closing checklist helps restaurant teams complete end‑of‑day tasks consistently and safely. It covers food safety checks, cleaning and sanitizing of all equipment and utensils, verification of freezer and chiller cleanliness and organization, washing areas left empty and sanitized, garbage bins emptied and relined, and drainage and grease trap cleaning. It also includes record keeping for breakage and spoilage, correct date labeling and covering of food, shutting down exhaust, ventilation, and lights, confirming stock readiness for the next day, and verifying gas supply for operations.
by Siraj VC, from the Community
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Childcare Center Closing Checklist

This end of day closing checklist helps childcare and early learning centers shut down safely and efficiently. It covers cleaning classrooms and bathrooms, packing toys, charging phones tablets and laptops, verifying all children are signed out via the kiosk, locking doors and windows, securing confidential paperwork, kitchen and laundry tidy up, hazard checks and reporting, outdoor pack down and parking cones, plus weekly tasks such as bringing in bins and reception area cleaning.

by SP Manager, from the Community

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Retail Store Closing Checklist

Use this end-of-day closing checklist to secure the premises and complete final cleaning and shutdown. Tasks include locking front and back doors, closing roller doors, switching off machines, compressors, conveyor belts, and air conditioning, cleaning FOH and BOH areas (glass doors, windows, trolleys, sinks, kitchen and bathroom), emptying and rinsing dirty water tanks, mopping floors, managing waste and recycling, charging batteries, signing out on the kiosk, and ensuring all internal doors are closed. Designed for retail store operations to standardize closing procedures and maintain safety and cleanliness.

by Sunbury Vic, from the Community

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Tenancy Kitchen and Toilet Cleaner Checklist

This tenancy kitchen and toilet cleaner checklist helps facilities teams and contract cleaners standardize daily and weekly duties across offices and rental spaces. It covers rubbish removal and bin liner replacement, dusting and vacuuming of reception and meeting areas, wiping doors, blinds, tables, and windowsills, and spot vacuuming in corners. Kitchen tasks include cleaning backsplashes, benches, cupboards and cabinets, scrubbing sinks and polishing chrome, cleaning the coffee machine, mopping floors, and spot cleaning glass. Toilet area tasks include emptying bins, vacuuming and mopping floors, cleaning bowls, seats, urinals and bases, replenishing dispensers, refreshing brushes, polishing taps and holders, and wiping walls. Weekly tasks, special focus notes, tenant additional tasks, and sign off fields for training acknowledgement, name, date, and signature are included.

by Gracie Tabanao, from the Community

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Kitchen Closing Checklist

This kitchen closing checklist helps restaurant teams complete end‑of‑day tasks consistently and safely. It covers food safety checks, cleaning and sanitizing of all equipment and utensils, verification of freezer and chiller cleanliness and organization, washing areas left empty and sanitized, garbage bins emptied and relined, and drainage and grease trap cleaning. It also includes record keeping for breakage and spoilage, correct date labeling and covering of food, shutting down exhaust, ventilation, and lights, confirming stock readiness for the next day, and verifying gas supply for operations.

by Siraj VC, from the Community

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Closing and Cleaning Checklist

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