Abstract: A cleaning device having a handle extending along a longitudinal axis and a cleaning head. The cleaning head is in connection with the handle and is configured such that a cleaning pad is detachably fastenable to the cleaning head. The cleaning device further has a detaching device that is movably mounted to the handle and is configured to be moved along the longitudinal axis with respect to the handle from a cleaning position, in which a cleaning pad being fastened to the cleaning head remains fastened to the cleaning head, into a detaching position, in which a cleaning pad being fastened to the cleaning head is detached from the cleaning head.