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# Claim your center

To join DropIn, you find your center in our list of licensed centers and claim it, or add it yourself if it is not there.

## Create your account

1. On the sign-in screen, under **New center?**, tap **Register here**.
2. Enter your name, work email and (optionally) your phone number, then tap **Continue**. You can also use **Google** or **Apple**.
3. Enter the 6-digit code we send to your email and tap **Verify & continue**.

## Find your center

Most licensed centers are already in our system, so start with a search.

1. On the **Find your center** screen, type your center's name or address (at least 3 characters).
2. Tap your center in the list. It is now yours, and you go to the next step.

If you signed in with the wrong account, tap **Not you? Log out** and start again.

## If your center is not in the list

Under **Don't see your center?** you have two options.

**Search Google**

1. Type your center's name in the Google search box and pick it.
2. If the place matches a listing we already have, you claim that listing.
3. If the place does not look like a childcare center, you see a warning. Tap **Search again**, or **Yes, continue anyway** if it is your center.

**Add it manually**

1. Tap **Add it manually**.
2. Fill in **Center name**, **Center type**, **Street address**, **City**, **State**, **ZIP** and **State license number**.
3. Tap **Continue**.
4. If we find similar centers, you see **Is your center one of these?** Tap **This is mine** to claim the right one, or **None of these, create new**.

We verify your license before you can get paid. See "Verify your license".

## If your center is already registered

Each center can be claimed only once, so a center that someone already claimed does not show in the search. If you find it with **Search Google**, you see a message that it is already registered on DropIn. On the list of possible matches, it shows **Claimed** and you cannot pick it.

If it is your center, tap **Chat with support** (or **Contact support**) and we will sort it out. Do not create a second listing for the same center.

## What happens next

After you claim your center, you check your center details and sign the center agreement. See "Confirm your details and go live".

## Need help?

Chat with us: click the chat bubble in the bottom-right corner, or click your name at the bottom of the left sidebar, then **Help**, then **Contact support**. On the phone, tap **More**, then **Contact support**.