California Homeschool Hub Resources
Navigating homeschooling in California often means visiting multiple websites to find accurate and up-to-date information. To make your search easier, we’ve compiled this collection of official government agencies, educational organizations, homeschool associations, curriculum providers, colleges, libraries, museums, and other trusted resources in one convenient place.
Whether you’re researching California homeschool laws, exploring charter school options, looking for curriculum, planning for college, or searching for educational opportunities, these external resources can help you find reliable information directly from the original source.
Official California Government Resources
California Department of Education (CDE)
- Private Schools & Schooling at Home
https://www.cde.ca.gov/SP/PS/ - Schooling at Home
https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ps/homeschool.asp - Private School Affidavit (PSA) FAQ
https://www.cde.ca.gov/SP/PS/psafaq.asp - Private School Affidavit Filing System
https://www3.cde.ca.gov/psa/ - Retrieve a Previously Filed PSA
https://www3.cde.ca.gov/psa/retrieve/cyear - California Private Schools Information
https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ps/privateschools.asp - California Charter Schools Division
https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ch/ - California School Directory
https://www.cde.ca.gov/schooldirectory/ - California Education Code
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/
California Homeschool Organizations
California Homeschool Network (CHN)
Homeschool Association of California (HSC)
Christian Home Educators Association of California (CHEA of CA)
(Included as a resource because many California families use it, even though CA Homeschool Hub is a secular website.)
National Homeschool Organizations
Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)
National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI)
Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE)
Curriculum Resources
- Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org/ - Time4Learning
https://www.time4learning.com/ - IXL Learning
https://www.ixl.com/ - ABCmouse
https://www.abcmouse.com/ - CK-12 Foundation
https://www.ck12.org/ - Core Knowledge Foundation
https://www.coreknowledge.org/ - Singapore Math
https://www.singaporemath.com/ - Teaching Textbooks
https://www.teachingtextbooks.com/ - Beast Academy
https://beastacademy.com/
College & Career Planning
- University of California Admissions
https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/ - California State University Admissions
https://www.calstate.edu/apply - College Board
https://www.collegeboard.org/ - ACT
https://www.act.org/ - Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
https://studentaid.gov/ - California Student Aid Commission (CSAC)
https://www.csac.ca.gov/
Student Testing
- CAASPP
https://www.caaspp.org/ - Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
https://smarterbalanced.org/
Special Education
- California Department of Education – Special Education
https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/ - Center for Parent Information and Resources
https://www.parentcenterhub.org/ - Understood
https://www.understood.org/
Health & Student Services
- California Department of Public Health
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/ - CDC Vaccines & Immunizations
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/
Educational Museums & Learning Resources
- NASA STEM
https://www.nasa.gov/stem/ - Smithsonian Institution
https://www.si.edu/ - National Park Service
https://www.nps.gov/ - Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/ - California Science Center
https://californiasciencecenter.org/ - Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
https://nhm.org/ - Getty Museum
https://www.getty.edu/
California Libraries
- California State Library
https://www.library.ca.gov/ - Los Angeles Public Library
https://www.lapl.org/ - LA County Library
https://lacountylibrary.org/ - Orange County Public Libraries
https://www.ocpl.org/ - Riverside County Library System
https://rivlib.net/ - San Diego County Library
https://www.sdcl.org/
Charter School Resources
- California Charter Schools Association (CCSA)
https://www.ccsa.org/ - California Charter Schools Division (CDE)
https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ch/
Our Editorial Independence
CA Homeschool Hub is an independent educational resource created to help California homeschooling families make informed decisions.
Unless otherwise stated, we are not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or compensated by any of the organizations, schools, government agencies, curriculum providers, or companies listed on this page. Links are provided solely because we believe they may be helpful to our readers.
While we make every effort to keep this directory current, websites, policies, program offerings, enrollment requirements, and contact information may change over time. We encourage families to verify important information directly with the official organization or agency before making educational decisions.
Our goal is simple: to save California homeschooling families time by bringing together trustworthy resources in one easy-to-use directory.