The Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting Toolkit presents practical information on how to keep early care and education (ECE) environments clean and safe using practices and products that are less hazardous and that protect young children and staff from infectious diseases.

Click on the images or titles below to download the individual sections of the updated Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting Toolkit. Updates include three new factsheets and additional material throughout for addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic in ECE.

Click here for the Spanish version of the Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting Toolkit!

Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting Curriculum & Checklist

Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting Curriculum – PDF

Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting Checklist – PDF

Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting Posters

Cycle of Environmental Pollution – PDF

Breaking the Chain of Infection – PDF

Tips for Green Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting in ECE – PDF

Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting Factsheets

Handwashing – PDF

Hazard Communication in Early Care and Education Workplaces – PDF

How to Properly Label a Cleaning Product Container – PDF

How to Read a Cleaning/Disinfecting Product Label – PDF

Non-chemical Ways to Reduce the Spread of Infectious Disease – PDF

Ten Reasons to Have a Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting Program – PDF

What is Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting – PDF

What’s So Great About Microfiber? – PDF

What is Indoor Air Quality and How is it Affected by Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting? – PDF

What’s the Problem with Bleach? – PDF

NEW! Factsheets Developed in 2021:

How Does Building Ventilation affect Infection Control? – PDF

Devices for Disinfecting Surfaces and Air – PDF

Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting Factsheets for Families

Choosing Safer Products for Cleaning and Sanitizing Your Home – PDF

How to Reduce the Spread of Infectious Diseases at Home – PDF

NEW! (developed in 2021): Safer Disinfectant Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic – PDF

Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting Toolkit Training Presentation