Quote Originally Posted by playfelt View Post
There is a difference between cleaning and disinfecting and not all solutions that "clean" do a strong enough job of disinfecting for what we are expected to do.

On the other hand I wonder if we worry too much about the disinfecting to the point we waste our time since by the end of the day the kids have all touched and played with the same surfaces anyway transferring the germs amongst themselves. Which does explain why spending hours sanitizing doesn't always prevent the spread of colds and flu in the daycare just tires us out when we should have been taking care of ourselves all evening so can fight off the viruses too.
I do agree. I am with an agency and they suggest bleach and water to disinfect. Not a fan of bleach as I don't like using it around the house. Smell is too strong and I don't feel right having it around the kids.

What are your ratios for tea tree oil, vinegar or any other natural cleaner/disinfectant?