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Step 2: Register your account

Taking your big step only takes a couple of small ones.

What you’ll need to register an account for a newborn participant:

  1. Local Registration Number (located on your child’s birth certificate) or unique CalKIDS code (included on the letter you received or will receive)
  2. Your child’s date of birth
  3. Name of the County in which the child’s birth was registered

NOTE: Please allow up to 90 days after the child’s birth for their information to be included in our system.

What you’ll need to register an account for a student participant:

  1. Statewide Student Identifier (SSID), or the unique CalKIDS code (included on the letter you received or will receive).
  2. Student’s date of birth
  3. Name of the County where the student was enrolled in public school as of the Fall Academic Census Day 2021 (October 6, 2021)

Registration steps:

  1. Register your account on the CalKIDS portal
  2. Register your account with a username (we recommend your email address) and a unique password
  3. That’s it! You’re now ready to log in to your new personal account and create or link your individual ScholarShare 529 account.

CalKIDS Registration Instructions

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Registration Steps:

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Register your account on the CalKIDS portal

What you’ll need to register an account for a newborn participant:

  1. Local Registration Number (located on your child’s birth certificate) or unique CalKIDS code (included on the letter you received or will receive)
  2. Your child’s date of birth
  3. Name of the County in which the child’s birth was registered

What you’ll need to register an account for a student participant:

  1. Statewide Student Identifier (SSID), or the unique CalKIDS code (included on the letter you received or will receive).
  2. Student’s date of birth
  3. Name of the County where the student was enrolled in public school as of the Fall Academic Census Day 2021 (October 6, 2021)

Visit the CalKIDS portal

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Register your account with a username (we recommend your email address) and a unique password

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You're now ready to log in and view your CalKIDS account. You can also open or link a personal ScholarShare 529 account to your CalKIDS account.

Visit the CalKIDS portal

 

Ready to move onto the next step?

Finished registering your CalKIDS account? Move to the next step in your CalKIDS journey.

Step 3: Open a 529 account
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