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Types of Homeschool Groups

• Support Groups - The primarily purpose of support groups is to provide support for homeschooling parents. These groups can also schedule field trips, provide co-ops, provide group testing and establish sports teams for students.
• Co-ops - The primary purpose of co-ops is to provide academic instruction for homeschool students. They can also schedule parents' meetings and provide groups testing.
• Resource Centers - The primary purpose of a resource center is to provide academic instruction or tutoring for homeschool students.
• Facebook or Yahoo Group - The primary purpose of Facebook or Yahoo Groups is to connect homeschool families via the internet to share homeschool information and opportunities to homeschool families and enquirers.

If you organization allows children ages 12 and under to be dropped off and you meet more than two days a week or more than four hours in a single day, you must have a child-care license or be a state recognized private school. There are exceptions to the child-care license requirement. Click here to see the exceptions, Regulated Child Care in NC - Regulatory Services (ncdhhs.gov)

Based on your responses, your organization must be a NC licensed child-care center, or the state must be notified of your intent to operate a private school.

Visit The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to get information on obtaining a child-care license, Child Care License Requirements Overview - Child Care License Overview (ncdhhs.gov) (opens in a new tab).

Visit the North Carolina Departments of Administration Division of Non-Public Education to get information about establishing a private school, NC DOA: Division of Non-Public Education.