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Florida Homeschool Resource

Step Up Providers

Explore resources for Florida families using Personalized Education Program and other eligible scholarship pathways.

Before you buy

Scholarship rules, approved uses, reimbursement requirements, and provider status can change. Confirm current eligibility in the official Step Up For Students purchasing guides and your scholarship account before purchasing.

Provider directory

Our directory helps families discover educational providers and products while clearly separating informational listings from sponsored placements.

PEP and scholarship provider hub

Find a provider, verify the payment path, and save the right records

This hub separates three questions families often blend together: whether a service supports the student’s learning plan, whether the organization currently appears in the family’s scholarship system, and whether the specific purchase is eligible under the current guide.

1. Check your program

Confirm whether the student is using PEP, FES-UA, FES-EO, FTC, or another pathway. Requirements and authorized uses differ.

Read the FLDOE PEP FAQ →

2. Check the current guide

Review the newest purchasing guidance, documentation, preauthorization, and frequency limits before committing funds.

Open current purchasing guides →

3. Verify inside EMA

A provider’s website is a discovery lead, not final proof. Confirm the exact organization, service, and payment method in the family’s current account.

Open Step Up account access →

4. Save documentation

Keep the service description, learning purpose, invoice, receipt, approval, and payment status together.

Use the free PEP tracker →

Researched provider leads

Current starting points across tutoring, programs, testing, and the arts

Each organization below stated on its own website that it accepts or participates in Step Up scholarship payments when checked October 2, 2026. That claim can change and does not guarantee that a particular family, service, date, or purchase is eligible. Verify in EMA and the current purchasing guide before enrolling or paying.

Multi-location enrichment

Thrive Communities

Homeschool drop-off and enrichment programs with listed Florida locations including Bradenton, Cape Coral, Gulf Breeze, Jacksonville, Naples, Orlando, Sarasota, Tampa, and Venice.

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Online tutoring

Tutero Florida

One-to-one online tutoring across Florida. The provider states that it supports Step Up families and bills through EMA.

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Tutoring & navigation

Cooperdyne Learning

Tutoring and Choice Navigator services. The provider states that it is a direct-pay provider and offers scholarship navigation.

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Reading support

iReading Tutor

Personalized reading tutoring with online and in-home options. The provider states that it participates through the EMA Marketplace.

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Tutoring & navigation

Firefly Tutors

One-to-one tutoring and family guidance. The provider states that it is a Choice Navigator or direct-pay provider through Step Up.

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Testing

PEP Testing / Homeschool Nest

Online norm-referenced testing options for PEP families. The provider states that families can reserve scholarship funds through EMA.

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Testing & evaluations

ClearPath Homeschool Testing

Statewide online testing and portfolio-evaluation services. The provider states that it accepts multiple Step Up scholarship pathways.

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Music instruction

Flame Arts

Music lessons and structured practice support. The provider states that it appears in the EMA Marketplace under music lessons.

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Search by need

Provider categories families commonly use

Use the category as a search starting point inside EMA, then compare the exact service—not only the provider name.

  • Academic support
    Tutoring, reading intervention, math support, foreign language, and live instruction.
  • Programs and enrichment
    Home-education instructional programs, STEM, arts, music, sports, life skills, and field experiences.
  • Assessment
    Approved norm-referenced testing, proctoring, and evaluation-related services where the current program allows them.
  • Unique-abilities support
    Therapy, specialized services, assistive technology, and other supports only under the applicable program rules.
  • Planning help
    Choice Navigators, curriculum guidance, and postsecondary or career planning.

Provider verification standard

Before enrolling, ask five questions

Is this exact organization active in the family’s current account? Is this exact service eligible? Is direct pay available or is reimbursement required? What documentation or preauthorization is needed? What happens to scholarship funds if the family cancels or receives a refund?

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Directory standard: Inclusion is informational and is not an endorsement. Provider claims are dated and linked to the organization’s own page; scholarship eligibility must be confirmed through the responsible scholarship organization.