What is required to homeschool in Delaware?

Register the homeschool with the Department of Education online before you withdraw your child, and file two short reports a year: enrollment by September 30 and attendance by July 31. No subjects, hours, test, portfolio or teacher qualification for a single-family homeschool.

How do I start homeschooling in Delaware?

Register in the Department's online Nonpublic School system through an EdAccess account, enroll your child, print the acknowledgement letter, withdraw your child with it, and begin on the calendar you choose.

What homeschool forms must I submit in Delaware?

The online registration once, then the September 30 enrollment report and the July 31 attendance report each year, all in the same system. To return to public school, withdraw your child online and print the updated letter.

Are standardized tests required for Delaware homeschoolers?

No. Delaware requires no state test, evaluation or portfolio of a single-family homeschool.

Can I homeschool kindergarten in Delaware?

Yes. Compulsory attendance runs from 5 to 16, so register for the kindergarten year, or ask the district to delay a five-year-old's start by a year.

How many instructional hours does Delaware require?

None for a single-family homeschool; the year's attendance is reported each July as you kept it.

2026–2027 Homeschool Laws and Requirements

How to Homeschool in Delaware

Yes, you can homeschool your child in Delaware. You do not need a teaching license, and the state neither prescribes nor approves your curriculum; you choose your materials, your subjects and your schedule. Delaware treats a homeschool as a nonpublic school: you register it with the Department of Education before you withdraw your child, and you send two short reports a year.

Updated 9 October 2026 · Sources read 8 October 2026

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The Delaware homeschool quick reference, 2026–2027

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What Delaware homeschool law requires

The whole list for the 2026–2027 school year, from Title 14, chapter 27 of the Delaware Code and the Department of Education:

Delaware: homeschool requirements at a glance
Requirement	What Delaware asks	Where it says so
Register	Open your homeschool in the Department of Education's online Nonpublic School system through an EdAccess account, enroll your child, and print the acknowledgement letter before you withdraw; a public school withdraws a child only on seeing it.	Del. Code tit. 14, § 2703A; DDOE, Register for a Nonpublic School
Kinds of homeschool	A single-family homeschool (your own children, mainly in your home), a multi-family homeschool, or a single-family homeschool coordinated with the local district, which uses a curriculum the superintendent approves.	Del. Code tit. 14, § 2703A
Reports	Two a year, in the same system: your enrollment as of the last school day in September, by September 30, and the year's attendance, by July 31.	Del. Code tit. 14, § 2704; DDOE
Subjects, hours, tests, teacher	No required subjects, hours or days for a single-family homeschool, no state test, evaluation, portfolio or teacher qualification. The state furnishes and approves no curriculum.	Del. Code tit. 14, ch. 27; DDOE
Ages and returning	Compulsory attendance from 5 to 16; a parent may ask to delay a five-year-old's start by a year. To return to public school, withdraw your child in the online system and print the updated letter.	Del. Code tit. 14, § 2702; DDOE

How to start homeschooling in Delaware

Open an EdAccess account, register your homeschool in the Department of Education's online Nonpublic School system, enroll your child, and print the acknowledgement letter.
Withdraw your child from the public school with the letter in hand; a school withdraws a child only on seeing it.
Choose your materials. Delaware names no subjects for a single-family homeschool and approves none; Faith Schooling's reading, language arts and mathematics programs give the year a sequence, and you add the rest.
Plan the year. Delaware counts no days or hours; the free Homeschool Rhythm Builder turns your week into a printable plan and an attendance record.
File the two reports in the same system: your enrollment as of the last school day in September, by September 30, and the year's attendance, by July 31.

How Faith Schooling covers Delaware's requirements

Delaware sets no days or hours. A year of 36 weeks with four or five mornings a week is the common shape, and it is yours to set.

Delaware asks for a registration and two reports and leaves the teaching to you. Faith Schooling's programs give the single-family homeschool its year: sequenced reading, language arts and mathematics textbooks for every grade from Kindergarten to Grade 5 with teaching guides, and their dated, finished pages make the July attendance report a count rather than a reconstruction. Science, social studies and health are yours to choose.

Delaware asks for an enrollment count each September and the year's attendance each July, filed online. The dated, finished pages of each program are that record, and a HARVEST report is a placement note for the file.

Reading: Phonics, Decoding, and Early Fluency K–5 reading textbooks in four quarterly volumes a year, with complete teaching guides
Language arts and writing: Grammar Garden K–5 language and writing coursebooks, four a year, with Preceptor Guides
Mathematics: Building Number Sense K–5 mathematics textbooks; Kindergarten to Grade 2 add practice workbooks and teaching guides
Everything else: Your choice Delaware names no subjects; science, social studies, health and the arts are yours to choose
Bible: The Apostolic Academy not something Delaware requires; free: Scripture memory, Bible study and printables for the family

The curriculum map Phonics, Decoding, and Early Fluency Grammar Garden Building Number Sense HARVEST placement Homeschool Rhythm Builder

What Delaware does not require, and you should still do

Place your child. Delaware tests no homeschooled child; HARVEST, the free placement check, names the grade and quarter to start in reading and math.
Plan the year. The Homeschool Rhythm Builder turns your week into a printable plan and an attendance record, which is the July report written as you go.
Keep the acknowledgement letter. It is the one document a school will ask to see, going out and coming back.

HARVEST free placement Homeschool Rhythm Builder The Apostolic Academy

Common questions

What is required to homeschool in Delaware?: Register the homeschool with the Department of Education online before you withdraw your child, and file two short reports a year: enrollment by September 30 and attendance by July 31. No subjects, hours, test, portfolio or teacher qualification for a single-family homeschool.
How do I start homeschooling in Delaware?: Register in the Department's online Nonpublic School system through an EdAccess account, enroll your child, print the acknowledgement letter, withdraw your child with it, and begin on the calendar you choose.
What homeschool forms must I submit in Delaware?: The online registration once, then the September 30 enrollment report and the July 31 attendance report each year, all in the same system. To return to public school, withdraw your child online and print the updated letter.
Are standardized tests required for Delaware homeschoolers?: No. Delaware requires no state test, evaluation or portfolio of a single-family homeschool.
Can I homeschool kindergarten in Delaware?: Yes. Compulsory attendance runs from 5 to 16, so register for the kindergarten year, or ask the district to delay a five-year-old's start by a year.
How many instructional hours does Delaware require?: None for a single-family homeschool; the year's attendance is reported each July as you kept it.

Official Delaware homeschool resources

Read from the state's own pages for the 2026–2027 school year on the date shown. The Delaware Code and the Department of Education are the final word; this page is a plain-language guide, not legal advice.

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