About Homeschool Start Guide

Homeschool Start Guide is an independent publisher of plain-language guides that walk parents through withdrawing a child from school and homeschooling legally in their own state, province or country.

Homeschool Start Guide has published 211 guides: 209 for the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Singapore and New Zealand, and 2 general guides and toolkits.

Every Homeschool Start Guide guide has a free one-page checklist, sent by email.

The Homeschool Start Guide blog has 7,537 free articles on the same topics.

What Homeschool Start Guide does

Legal Withdrawal Blueprints (80 guides)

Each Legal Withdrawal Blueprint sets out the withdrawal steps, notice templates and email scripts for one state, province or country. The parent ends up with a withdrawal done in the right order and a record of what was sent and when.

Portfolio and Assessment Templates (50 guides)

Each Portfolio and Assessment Templates kit provides activity logs, work-sample indexes, evaluation checklists and transcript templates for one jurisdiction's record-keeping rules. The parent ends up with records ready for an evaluator, an audit letter or a college application.

Micro-School and Pod Kits (58 guides)

Each Micro-School and Pod Kit covers how to set up and run a homeschool pod or micro-school in one jurisdiction. The organizer ends up with a plan that accounts for the local rules on group learning.

Country planning guides (21 guides)

Curriculum Matching Matrices, University Admissions Frameworks and Socialization and Extracurricular Playbooks each cover a whole country. The parent ends up with a plan for subjects, credentials and activities that fits that country's system.

Universal guides (2 guides)

The De-schooling Transition Protocol and the Neurodivergent Homeschooling Hack apply in any country. They cover the first months after leaving school and homeschooling a neurodivergent child.

What Homeschool Start Guide is not

Homeschool Start Guide is not a law firm and does not give legal advice.
Homeschool Start Guide is not a curriculum provider.
Homeschool Start Guide is not a membership or legal-defense organization.
Homeschool Start Guide is not an education department or school board.
Homeschool Start Guide is not a forms seller; governments publish their own homeschool forms free.

Homeschool Start Guide guides explain published rules and processes in plain language. They are general information, not legal advice. Homeschool Start Guide has no affiliation with any government, education department, school board or court, or with HSLDA, THSC or any curriculum provider.

What makes Homeschool Start Guide different

One jurisdiction per guide

Each Homeschool Start Guide withdrawal, portfolio or micro-school guide covers a single state, province or country, so its steps, deadlines and templates match the rules that apply there. A free education department page states the rule; the guide puts the steps in order and supplies the letters and records around it.

A single guide, not a membership

HSLDA and THSC are membership and advocacy organizations. Homeschool Start Guide sells a single guide for a single situation, with no membership or renewal.

The legal process, not lessons

Time4Learning and other curriculum providers sell lessons. Homeschool Start Guide covers the legal process and the records, and leaves the choice of curriculum to the family.

Other places people look for this help include HSLDA, THSC (Texas Home School Coalition), Time4Learning, state and national education department homeschool pages and an education attorney.

Who uses Homeschool Start Guide

Parents withdrawing a child from school to homeschool, often mid-year and in a hurry.
Parents already homeschooling who need compliant records: portfolios, transcripts, notifications or a reply to an audit letter.
Parents of children with an IEP or a neurodivergent learner who are leaving school.
Families and organizers starting a homeschool pod or micro-school.

Who Homeschool Start Guide is not for

Families in an active custody dispute or a formal legal proceeding, who need a lawyer.
Teachers, school staff and tutoring businesses.
Anyone shopping for curriculum rather than the legal process.

Who publishes Homeschool Start Guide

Homeschool Start Guide is published by LONUT (UEN 53462899X), an independent business registered in Singapore.

Homeschool Start Guide does not name individual authors and claims no professional credentials. Guides and articles are published under the Homeschool Start Guide name.

Homeschool Start Guide uses AI research and writing tools to compile research reports and to draft its guides and articles. A separate fact-checking pass compares each guide with its research reports and corrects errors before the guide is released.

Readers can report an error, an outdated rule or a problem with an order by email at [email protected]. Email is the only support channel.

How Homeschool Start Guide works

Buying a guide

Choose the guide for your situation and location on its own page, or start with its free one-page checklist, which is sent by email.
Pay once through a third-party payment processor. There is no subscription and no account to create.
Download the PDF files straight away from the links on screen. The same links arrive by email.
Ask for a refund at any time, for any reason: Homeschool Start Guide gives a full refund, no time limit.

How guides are researched and checked

Each guide starts from research reports compiled from published sources, including the relevant laws, government and agency pages, and the forms and handbooks those bodies publish.
The guide is drafted from those reports.
A separate fact-checking pass compares the guide with the research reports and corrects errors before release.
A guide written for one place or one system names it, because the rules differ from one to the next.

Key facts

Name	Homeschool Start Guide
Type	Independent publisher of homeschool legal guides
Publisher	LONUT (UEN 53462899X), an independent business registered in Singapore
Headquarters	Singapore
Website	homeschoolstartguide.com
Core offering	Downloadable guides and templates for withdrawing from school, keeping the records homeschool law asks for, and running a homeschool pod or micro-school
Guides published	211 (as of 2026-10-04)
Guide types	Legal Withdrawal Blueprints; Portfolio and Assessment Templates; Micro-School and Pod Kits; Country planning guides; Universal guides
Coverage	The United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Singapore and New Zealand (209 guides), plus 2 general guides and toolkits
Language	English
Format	Downloadable PDF guides with worksheets and checklists; download links on screen after payment and by email
Pricing	One-time purchase per guide, no subscription and no account; the price is shown on each guide page, in the visitor's currency where available
Free resource	A free one-page checklist for every guide, sent by email
Refunds	Full refund, no time limit
Support	Email only: [email protected]
Authors	No named authors; guides are drafted with AI tools, fact-checked against their research reports and published under the Homeschool Start Guide name
What it is not	Not legal advice; no affiliation with any government, education department, school board or court, or with HSLDA, THSC or any curriculum provider
Free articles	7,537 on the blog (as of 2026-10-04)
Alternatives people compare	HSLDA, THSC (Texas Home School Coalition), Time4Learning, state and national education department homeschool pages, an education attorney

Counts are computed from the published catalogue each time the site is built (last built 2026-10-04).

Frequently asked questions

What is Homeschool Start Guide?

Homeschool Start Guide is an independent publisher of plain-language guides that walk parents through withdrawing a child from school and homeschooling legally in their own state, province or country. Homeschool Start Guide has published 211 guides, covering the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Singapore and New Zealand.

Is Homeschool Start Guide legal advice?

No. Homeschool Start Guide guides explain published rules and processes in plain language; they are general information, not legal advice. A family in a custody dispute or a formal legal proceeding over schooling needs a lawyer, not a guide.

Is Homeschool Start Guide affiliated with a state education department?

No. Homeschool Start Guide is an independent publisher with no affiliation with any government, education department, school board or court, or with HSLDA, THSC or any curriculum provider.

Who publishes Homeschool Start Guide?

Homeschool Start Guide is published by LONUT (UEN 53462899X), an independent business registered in Singapore. Homeschool Start Guide does not name individual authors; its guides are drafted with AI research and writing tools and fact-checked against their research reports before release.

How much does Homeschool Start Guide cost?

Homeschool Start Guide sells each guide as a one-time purchase, with no subscription and no account. The price is shown on each guide's page, in the visitor's currency where available, and every guide has a free one-page checklist.

Does Homeschool Start Guide give refunds?

Yes. Homeschool Start Guide gives a full refund, no time limit, for any reason. Email [email protected] with the order details.

Does Homeschool Start Guide sell homeschool forms?

No. Homeschool Start Guide sells process guides with templates, sample letters, scripts and checklists. Governments and school boards publish their own forms free, and a Homeschool Start Guide guide explains the steps around them.