There are five levels APPA Cleaning Standards: 

1. Exceptional

General Impression Is One of Orderly Spotlessness

• floor coverings are bright and clean
• litter containers clean with little waste
• chalkboards and trays only showing day's use
• no dust on vertical surfaces
• furniture clean and orderly
• glass clean and sparkling

2.Exceeds Standard

General impression is one of ordinary tidiness

• floor coverings clean
• litter containers clean with little waste
• chalkboards and trays only showing day's use
• little dust accumulation
• furniture orderly
• glass clean and sparkling

3. Meets Standards

General impression is one of casual inattention

• floor coverings clean
• litter containers have little waste
• chalkboards and trays only showing day's use
• some dust accumulation on others surfaces
• furniture orderly glass clean and sparkling

4. Marginal

General impression is one of moderate dinginess

• floor coverings dull
• litter containers often full or overflowing
• chalkboards and trays will be dusty and streaked
• dust accumulation will be evident
• furniture will be in disarray
• glass will show some streaks and hand prints

5. Unacceptable

General impression is one of unkempt neglect

• floor coverings will be dull and dusty showing spots and marks
• litter containers will be full to overflowing
• chalkboards and trays will be dusty and streaked dust and dust balls will be evident
• furniture will be dusty, marked and in disarray
• glass will be dirty and hand printed