![]() Your task prior to the staff meeting is to create a list of all the materials in this storage area and bring it to the staff meeting. Because they are the least sanitized, they are the most germy! Shared Program Materials Where are your shared materials? You know, those items that can be rotated in and out of classrooms as needed by the staff? These materials tend to be the least sanitized as it is much easier to just plop the bin back in the closet when done rather than sanitize it when we're in a hurry to rotate toys in a classroom on a Friday afternoon. Each team should bring that list with them to the staff meeting. They should include ALL items: chairs, tables, stationary-ish items (such as the dramatic play house-it's stationary but it could be moved!) and the manipulatives and smaller items. Permanent Classroom Materials Have each team create a list of all materials in the classroom that children use. *Please give them enough time to do this-assign the task a couple of weeks before the staff meeting, not a couple of hours before! ) By permanent I mean they are not shared materials with other classrooms. They should sit together and list all materials that are permanent in their classroom. Prior to the staff meeting* you will be working on this plan together, give each team (classroom staff) the task of listing all of the materials in their classroom. Here is a suggestion on how to do this during a staff meeting. Working with your team on a schedule and plan will help your entire team to come up with an amazing way to get this important task done regularly! This means many of these tasks can not be done during the regular course of the day NOR during nap-time. Remember that although some cleaning can be done during the day with a spray and swipe of a table, deeper cleaning can not -and should not- be done with the children in the room. Your team members know best which materials need more cleaning (based on use) as well has how much time they need to do this task. If you don't have a plan in place for cleaning and sanitizing on a regular basis, I suggest considering creating one with your team at a staff meeting. ![]() The paid time to do the cleaning/sanitizing.A list of shared program materials that all classrooms have access to.A list of individual materials in each classroom to be sanitized.Sanitizing toys and materials, as we know, is important to child health and safety AND staff health and safety! However, let's be honest - how can your teams keep up with it in addition to everything else they have to do?
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