No trade secrets — just the honest mechanics of each part, so you know what you’re getting.
You give it your subjects, how many days a week you school, and roughly how long each subject takes. About Time lays out the whole year — pacing every subject so it finishes on time — and tags each day Long, Short, or Off to match the rhythm you set. Miss a day? The minutes you owe fold forward into the days ahead, spread thin, so no single day balloons. Nothing falls off the calendar; it just re-flows.
Teaching more than one child at once is the real puzzle — you can't sit with two kids in the same minute. A few sliders tell us how hands-on you need to be for each child's subject. About Time then schedules the day so a subject that needs you for one child runs against a subject another can do on their own, minimizing the moments two kids need you at once.
See how the balancing worksLogging should take seconds. Check off a planner lesson, snap a photo of a worksheet, or just say what you did — it lands on the right child and subject. Over the year that two-minute habit quietly becomes the attendance log, the hours record, and the transcript your state or a college asks for. One export, already done.
Every state's rules are different, and they change. About Time keeps a structured record of what your state actually requires — days, notices, assessments — and turns the deadlines into reminders. When it's time to file a Notice of Intent, a short wizard prepares the letter. We prepare and organize; you stay in control of what's sent.
If your state funds homeschooling through an ESA, the hard part isn't spending the money — it's proving how you spent it. Capture a receipt the moment you buy, tag it, and keep a clean ledger of every dollar. When the program asks you to account for the year, the answer's ready. About Time organizes your records; it doesn't replace your state's portal.
Most “which curriculum?” quizzes are three questions and a sales pitch. Ours scores 107 programs against your family — worldview, grade band, budget, format, learning differences — and explains every match instead of pushing whatever's promoted. Fully free, no account needed.
See how the matching worksYes — every new account gets 7 days of full access to everything, no card required. The open tools (Field Trip Finder, Curriculum Finder, and your state's requirements) need no account at all, and filing a Notice of Intent is free for everyone, forever.
One price for the whole family — never per child. $250/year, half off the $499 list price and locked for life. No per-student fees and no tiers.
No — your rate is locked for life. It's $250/year, half off the $499 list price — one flat price for the whole family, with no per-child fees or surprise hikes.
Per family. No per-student fees. Whether you have one child or six, the price is the same.
Cancel anytime — no hoops. And if About Time isn't right for you, we'll refund you in full within 30 days.
No child ever logs in — About Time is a tool for parents. We keep written descriptions of the work, never a cloud album of your kids' faces, and the family community layer carries no photos at all. Privacy here is the architecture, not a policy page.
No — and that's deliberate. We prepare your NOI letter and track the deadline; you review and send it. We organize your ESA receipts into a clean, exportable ledger; the actual spending still happens in your state's portal. You stay in control of anything official.
Completely. Your plan, your logbook, your records — all yours, exportable as a PDF the day you need them, whether that's for an evaluator, a college, or just moving on.
All 50 states plus DC for state requirements and record-keeping. The guided Notice of Intent wizard covers the states that file by letter today, and we're adding more. If your state isn't fully wired yet, the requirements and reminders still work.
We read every message. Email us and a real person — not a ticket queue — gets back to you.
support@abouttime.app