Step Up Provider Guide For Providers For Parents

Free provider assessment

Find Your Path to Becoming a Step Up Provider

Answer five quick questions and get a personalized preview of your provider pathway, credential requirements, and first steps - free.

Florida provider planning tool

Build your provider application plan

A personalized starting point for Florida education and therapy providers. Answer five straightforward questions to preview the credentials, scholarship programs, documents, and next steps that fit your provider type.

🕒 About 3 minutes. Your answers stay on this site.

At the end, your preview will include:

  1. Your provider pathway See the credential and scholarship route matched to your work.
  2. Your first three steps Start with actions selected for your practice.
  3. The full-plan option Unlock every step, the document tracker, and printable checklist.
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What type of provider are you?

Choose the major service category you want to offer through Step Up For Students as an individual provider or small provider business.

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Which best describes you?

Choose the option that best matches your role.

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How is your work organized?

Choose the option that best describes how services will be delivered and billed.

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Do you have an EIN (federal tax ID)?

An EIN is the federal tax ID issued by the IRS.

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What is your business structure?

Choose the legal structure that will receive payment for services.

Your tailored roadmap

Your provider action plan preview

Here is your personalized preview.

Your Personal Link

Bookmark this link to return to your personalized plan anytime.

1 Your provider pathway

2 Your first steps

3 Inside your full plan

Below is a preview of what's included in your personalized plan. The details are blurred — they unlock when you get your full plan.

5 steps + bonus resources Interactive checklist that saves your progress
Check off each step as you go. Your progress saves automatically so you can pick up on any device, right where you left off.
Documents Know exactly what to gather before you start
The specific licenses and certifications for your provider type, with formatting specs so nothing gets kicked back.
EMA setup Set up your EMA account without the guesswork
Step-by-step guidance, profile tips, and the settings most providers miss on their first try.
Catalog List your services the right way
How to describe and price your services in the EMA marketplace so your listing is complete, clear, and ready for families to find.
Pitfalls Avoid the most common rejection reasons
The real reasons applications get denied or delayed, and exactly how to sidestep each one on your first submission.

Your personalized plan is ready.

Unlock the complete step-by-step guide, document tracker, and printable checklist.

Unlock Full Plan - $147

One-time payment. Instant access.

Offer more than one service? You can add a second pathway for $97 when you enroll, or any time later.

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Buying for a clinic, tutoring center, or school? See the Practice Plan: $397, includes 3 pathways.