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California homeschool checklist

Your printable California checklist plus the costed stacks for your grade. Tick items off, then print or save as PDF.

California homeschool checklist (general information, not legal advice)

Homeschool as a private school: file Private School Affidavit (PSA) online annually — statutory window Oct 1-15, system open Aug 1-Jun 30.
File at www3.cde.ca.gov/psa and save the confirmation code.
Keep attendance / course-of-study / instructor records per CDE PSA Instructions and Ed. Code 48222 — pull exact list from CDE at build.
Preschool-only instruction: no PSA.

Source: California Dept. of Education — Private School Affidavit pages (reviewed Sep 3, 2025) · Checked 2026-10-17. General information, not legal advice — verify with your district/state.

$292–$520/yrcosted stacks for the year

$172–$449/yrcosted stacks for the year

$204–$480/yrcosted stacks for the year