How to Claim an Unregistered Organization Profile for Head Start Programs

Before claiming your organization profile, ensure you have a personal profile and your login information. You will also need to have your correct position listed under your Employment Tab.

The steps below should only be completed by the Operator/Director/Owner of the Program/Facility. By registering your Program/Facility, you will have access to your Program/Facility within your organization profile and will have access to verify staff employment, create classrooms, and view staff reports to track hire dates, roles, professional development taken, PD Plans/Self-Assessments, and more.

Steps to Register an Organization Profile

1

Go to papdregistry.org 

2

Click Login in the top right corner.

Turquoise rectangular button with a white right-facing arrow icon followed by the text "Login" in white.

3

Enter your email address and password, then click Login.

User account menu with the Organization Profile option highlighted.

4

On your personal profile page, once you log in, click + Organization Profile.

User account menu with the Organization Profile option highlighted.

5

To claim, or register an organization profile, click Create Profile.

Organization Profile page with the Create Profile button highlighted.

6

Enter Contact Information AND check ‘Yes, this organization provides direct care and/or education to children’. Click Next.

Organization Registration page with contact information fields and the Next button highlighted.

7

Select Yes and enter your MPI Number (located on license).

Organization Identification page showing licensing question with the Yes option selected.

8

Complete Head Start information:

  • Choosing either Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient (Director Care Site Only) or Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient (Administrative Site Only)
  • Or if the program is in partnership with Head Start.

Whether the program is a Direct Care Site Only or Administrative Site Only. Be sure to complete all other required fields.

Program Capacity page with classroom and enrollment fields and the Next button highlighted.

9

Add any Program Accreditations such as NAFCC that your Facility/Program may have. Click Next.

Head Start site identification section with selected options displayed.

10

Complete the Enrollment Information. Click Next.

Program Accreditation page with the Add button and Next button highlighted.

11

Complete the Facility/Program Address Information. Click Submit.

Organization Address page with address fields and the Submit button highlighted.

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After you submit your Program/Facility Profile Application, you can expect an email within 2-3 business days letting you know if your Program/Facility organization profile has been approved. Once it has been approved, you will be able to administrative access your Program/Facility organization profile in the upper right-hand corner within your personal profile.

User menu displaying the Pennsylvania Key option highlighted.

To request administrative access to a registered organization profile:

Once an organization profile is registered, administrative access can be requested. To request administrative access to a registered organization profile, enter the Organization ID and click Find Profile to request administrative access to the organization profile. This is not the MPI number. If you do not know your Organization ID#, please email registry@pakeys.org.

Organization Profile Lookup page with the Organization ID input field highlighted.

Contact

The PD Registry
registry@pakeys.org

1-800-284-6031