Homeschooling in Kentucky
Tend Wonder makes it easy to start homeschooling in Kentucky. This guide explains who can homeschool, how to give notice, what to plan and record, and how testing works. Tend Wonder then follows your child’s curiosity and helps you find hands-on ideas, books, resources and nearby experiences around Kentucky. Document your learning together in a Learning Journey, and use Education Coverage to see how your child’s activities connect to learning areas in Kentucky.
Requirements
How to start homeschooling in Kentucky
Register or give notice
You must submit your homeschool notification within two weeks of the school year beginning or withdrawal from public school and resubmit it annually.
Your notification letter must include each homeschooled child's name, age and home address.
Plan instruction
If your homeschool is certified, you must provide at least 1,062 instructional hours over at least 170 attendance days each school year.
For your noncertified homeschool, KDE recommends meeting the instructional day and hour minimums even though no minimum school term is required.(recommended)
Keep records
You must maintain attendance records for your homeschool.
You must keep scholarship reports for your homeschooled students.
You must make your attendance records available for inspection by local pupil personnel directors and KDE officials.
Restrictions
You may choose to homeschool your child in Kentucky.
Official resources
- Homeschool - Kentucky Department of Education
Kentucky Department of Education
- [PDF] Kentucky Homeschool Information Packet
Kentucky Department of Education
Sources checked November 4, 2026
General information, not legal advice. Requirements can change. Check the official resources for your family's circumstances.
Financial support
Homeschool funding in Kentucky
Our check of official sources found no state funding, scholarship, education savings account or tax program that homeschooling families in Kentucky can use.
Good to know
If you homeschool your child in Kentucky, you receive no state financial assistance for that choice.
Official sources
Last checked November 4, 2026. Eligibility rules change, so confirm with the program before applying.
Your homeschool journey starts with their curiosity.
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