Fitted carpet in Riga and the Riga region is cleaned on site from €4/m²; individual rugs, depending on the fibre, can be cleaned on site or in a workshop with pick-up. In the request, give the area by room and the time when the rooms are free, for example in the summer holidays.
What the hygiene regulations say
Kindergartens and schools have their own hygiene regulations, but they do not set how often carpets must be cleaned. They require a cleaning plan and wet cleaning, but do not mention carpets separately. How often to clean carpets is decided by the institution in its own cleaning plan.
For pre-school education institutions: Cabinet Regulation No. 890 of 17.09.2013 “Hygiene Requirements for the Providers of Child Supervision Service and Educational Institutions Implementing a Pre-School Education Programme”. Paragraph 23: the floor surface must not be slippery. Paragraph 52: wet cleaning is done according to the institution’s cleaning and disinfection plan; changing rooms, group and play rooms and toilets are wet-cleaned at least twice a day. Compliance is monitored by the Health Inspectorate (Veselības inspekcija). Checked 10.11.2026.
For schools: Cabinet Regulation No. 610 of 27.12.2002 “Hygiene Requirements for Educational Institutions Implementing the General Basic Education, General Secondary Education, Vocational Basic Education, Industrial Education, or Vocational Secondary Education Programmes”. Paragraph 46: rooms are kept clean, and the institution draws up a cleaning plan. Paragraph 47: rooms are wet-cleaned at least once a day, with the exceptions named in the regulations. Checked 10.11.2026.
Group room and play rug: what is different
In a kindergarten children sit and play on the rug, so it gets dirty differently from an office. Food, juice, pencils and sand from shoes end up on a play rug, and sometimes urine too. Play corner rugs tend to be separate and small, and each group may have its own.
With urine, time and depth matter most. Blot fresh urine with a clean cloth without rubbing. If the urine has reached the backing or the floor, the smell can return even after cleaning, and a heavily soaked rug is sometimes better replaced with a new one. More: carpet urine cleaning.
Dust, mites and allergy
In a kindergarten, allergy is an important question. Cleaning reduces the dust and allergens in a carpet, but it is not a treatment; mites return while the air humidity is high. The Health Inspectorate writes that dust mites multiply at a relative humidity of 50–70% and advises airing rooms every day. More: carpet cleaning for allergy sufferers.
School carpet cleaning
In a school, carpets tend to be in the corners of primary classrooms, in libraries, assembly halls and staff rooms. Where there is fitted carpet, the price depends on the area, and over 100 m² the price from €2.50/m² applies to the whole area. In corridors and by the entrance the carpet wears faster, and in winter sand and road salt come in.
If curtains in classrooms or a hall also need cleaning, put them in the same request. For curtains in educational institutions: school and kindergarten curtain cleaning.
When to clean and what to write in the request
In the request, say when the rooms are free: in the summer holidays when the group is closed, or at another time without children. How long a carpet takes to dry depends on the fibre, the pile thickness, the room humidity and the ventilation. Bring the children back to the group room only when the carpet is dry.
- A list of rooms with the area in m² or the sizes of individual rugs.
- Photos of the face and the back of each type of rug.
- Stains and urine: where and how old.
- The time when the rooms are free and how many rooms can be emptied at once.
- The entrance, the floor and where a car can stop.
How much kindergarten and school carpet cleaning costs
For institutions the price depends on the area and the volume; the unit prices are the same “from” prices.
- One 2 × 3 m play rug, synthetic, on site: 6 m² × €6 = €36, so you pay €45.
- Four such rugs, 24 m² in total: 24 × €6 = from €144.
- Fitted carpet in a library and hall, 120 m²: 120 × €2.50 = from €300.
- Urine treatment, extra: from €3/m².
The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45. If an individual rug is picked up, pick-up and return in Riga costs €10 (both ways together); in the Riga region up to about 15 km from the Riga boundary it is also €10, and further out another €10 is added. Travel is included in Riga and up to about 15 km outside the Riga boundary; further out it is from €10. All prices: carpet and rug cleaning prices.
What usually comes out and what may stay
Usually comes out
- dust and sand in the pile;
- fresh juice and food stains, if they have not been rubbed;
- greyness in the play corner.
May stay
- urine smell, if the urine has reached the backing;
- paint and felt-tip marks;
- worn pile by the entrance;
- dust mites, if the air in the room is humid.
Before the job, a specialist tells you what to expect. Similar jobs: clinic carpet cleaning, carpet cleaning in a theatre, concert hall and church, office carpet cleaning. All business jobs: carpet cleaning for businesses and institutions.
Sources
- Cabinet Regulation No. 890 of 17.09.2013, paragraphs 23 and 52 checked 10 November 2026
- Cabinet Regulation No. 610 of 27.12.2002, paragraphs 46 and 47 checked 10 November 2026
- Relative air humidity and dust mites (Health Inspectorate) checked 7 November 2026
- Dust mite allergens in carpet dust; humidity above 50% checked 7 November 2026
- A heavily soaked material can keep the urine smell even after cleaning checked 7 November 2026
