Cleaning Safely With Children and Pets in the Home

Children and pets explore with their hands and mouths. A few habits make cleaning safer without lowering your standards.

By the Ample Cleaners team · 5 October 2026 · 3 min read

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Store products safely

  • Keep all cleaning products, including pods and tablets, in a high or locked cupboard
  • Keep them in their original containers, never in drinks bottles
  • Put them away straight after use

Clean safely

  • Ventilate while you clean, and keep children and pets out until floors are dry
  • Rinse surfaces where food is prepared or a child plays
  • Use pet-safe products and check labels, as some ingredients are harmful to animals

If there is an accident

If a child or pet has swallowed a cleaning product, call NHS 111 or your vet immediately, and keep the packaging to hand.

Common questions

Are natural cleaners safer around pets?

Not automatically. Some natural products, such as essential oils, can be harmful to pets, so check before using them.

Would you rather we did it for you?

Ample Cleaners offers house cleaning across Barking, Dagenham, Romford, Ilford and surrounding areas, with DBS-checked cleaners and a fixed price.

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