when about attending K and then homeschooling?

If someone sends a child to kindergarten, do they have to report if they begin homeschooling in 1st grade? or do they wait until after age 8?

They wait until age 8 since Kindergarten is not compulsory in PA. Keep reading.

This statement is also in the YHSA Guide to the Law on the YHSA Web site at www.yhsa.org

see page 10 of the guide, which is page 12 in the online PDF file.

*Please remember: the above steps only need to be followed if your child is already 8 years old, or will turn 8 years old during the first two weeks of the new school year, or has been registered for 1st grade or above in a public or private school.

No, if you had a child in K and then withdrawal, no reporting until age 8.
This is because K is not compulsory in PA. This is explained on the PA Dept of Ed site.

You do not have to report. You can even file an affidavit to homeschool
and withdraw it since it is not needed for a child that only attended K. see below. I bolded the important term in grade 1 or above (which implies not K.)

go here and click on FAQs.
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/home_education/site/default.asp
Frequently Asked Questions

When do I need to file an affidavit?

You must file an affidavit for each child you will be homeschooling when he or she is between the ages of 8 to 17. (24 P. S. 13-1326 - compulsory school age) You must file an affidavit when you begin the home education program and annually thereafter by August 1.

If your child turns eight before or during the first two weeks of the annual school term, or within the first two weeks of the second semester, if the school district in which you reside promotes students semi-annually, the affidavit needs to be filed by the child's birth date.


If the child turns 8 during the school term, the affidavit should be filed prior to the beginning of the next school year.
(24 P.S. 13-1304 - admission of beginners).


If the child has attended any school in grade 1 or above, you must file an affidavit whenever you begin homeschooling, regardless of the child's age. (24 P.S. 24 13-1326)