Applications for level 5 supports can be for:
- Minor alterations
- Equipment for a visual or hearing impairment
- Equipment for other disabilities
In each case, a report from a designated professional is required confirming that:
(a) The proposed alterations or equipment are necessary and critical to enabling the child’s participation in the ECCE programme in the pre-school,
(b) For minor alterations, the proposed works are compliant with the Building (Part M Amendment) Regulations 2010, and
(c) The equipment requested is not already available in the pre-school or capable of being transferred and used in the pre-school setting.
For minor alterations, the designated professional can be (1) an architect, (2) an engineer or (3) an occupational therapist working for, or on behalf of, the HSE.
For equipment for a visual or hearing impairment, the designated professional can be (1) a Department of Education and Skills visiting teacher, (2) an occupational therapist working for, or on behalf of, the HSE or (3) a speech and language therapist working for, or on behalf of, the HSE.
For equipment for all other types of disability, the designated professional can be a health and social care professional working for, or on behalf of the HSE, in any of these roles: (1) occupational therapist, (2) physiotherapist, (3) speech and language therapist or (4) other agreed category of health and social care professional.
For further information see the Capital Guidelines about the content of professional reports.