# Find the official record

Lesson 1 of [Check an ESA vendor before you spend](https://esavendors.fyi/academy/check-an-esa-vendor-before-you-spend.md), 15 minutes.

The official record decides if a vendor is approved. This lesson shows where the guides on this site say each record is, as of 2026-10-07. Programs change their systems, so confirm each place on the program's own page.

## Where the records are

- **Florida**: families search providers inside the EMA Marketplace after they log in. Step Up For Students runs it.
- **Utah, Texas and Iowa**: vendors are in the Odyssey marketplace for each program.
- **North Carolina ESA+**: the State Education Assistance Authority publishes tutoring providers on its site.
- **Arizona**: this site's guide cites the 2021-22 Arizona ESA handbook. That handbook said the program kept no approved list, and that vendors registered in ClassWallet. It is several years old. Read the current handbook on the program's page before you rely on it.

## Independent finders are not the program

Some sites help families find schools. This site's guide (updated 2026-10-07) names one: the independent TEFA school finder at tefaprogram.com. This directory is also independent. These sites give useful leads, but they are not the state. Confirm each vendor on the program's own portal.

## When you cannot find a record

Ask the program where it records approved vendors. Ask in writing, and keep the reply.

## Sources

- ESA Vendors guide: How to check an education vendor before you spend (updated 2026-10-07)
- North Carolina SEAA, ESA+ tutoring: https://k12.ncseaa.edu/the-education-student-accounts/current-families/allowable-expenses/tutoring/
- Step Up For Students (Florida): https://www.stepupforstudents.org/
- Utah Fits All Scholarship: https://www.utahfitsall.com/
- Texas Education Freedom Accounts: https://educationfreedom.texas.gov/
- Iowa Students First Education Savings Accounts: https://educate.iowa.gov/pk-12/educational-choice/education-savings-accounts
- Arizona Department of Education, Empowerment Scholarship Account: https://www.azed.gov/esa
- Arizona ESA Program Handbook 2021-22: https://www.azed.gov/sites/default/files/2021/05/2021-2022%20ESA%20Program%20Handbook.pdf

This course is general information, not medical, legal or financial advice.

Also on the [web page](https://esavendors.fyi/academy/check-an-esa-vendor-before-you-spend/find-the-official-list).