Child Life Certification Examination (CCLS) — CLCC / ACLP
The Child Life Certification Examination, administered by the Child Life Certification Commission of the ACLP, assesses the knowledge of child life specializts who help children and families cope with illness, hospitalization and medical procedures, across professional responsibility, assessment and intervention. The CCLS credential is the field's standardized measure of readiness for practice. SummitCert's portal helps you prepare with scenario-based practice questions and explanations, flashcards, developmental diagrams and a full-length timed mock exam.
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Your full practice pool — 350 questions total, written to mirror the real exam blueprint, with full answer explanations for every question.
Including Professional Responsibility, Assessment, Intervention.
A complete, realistic exam-day simulation with the same question count and time limit as the real thing.
Covering every key term, concept, and framework you're expected to know.
Hand-picked walkthroughs and explainers organized by topic.
Visual breakdowns of the frameworks and models the exam tests you on.
The exact formulas and calculations you need, ready to review before test day.
A searchable glossary so unfamiliar terminology never slows you down.
Real field-reference and career reading picked for this profession — never more exam-prep.
See your accuracy by domain, spot weak areas early, and follow a built-in study schedule.
Tailored to this exam: it knows your progress and weak areas, remembers your earlier chats, and picks up where you left off on your other devices.
Study anywhere — your progress syncs on the device you are using and picks up where you left off.
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Topics you'll drill
3 core topics pulled straight from the real question bank.
- Professional Responsibility
- Assessment
- Intervention
CCLS exam requirements & cost
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The Child Life Certification Examination (CCLS) is administered by the Child Life Certification Commission (CLCC), the certifying body of the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP). Registration is a two-step process: first, a one-time $80 Eligibility Assessment confirms you meet the academic and clinical requirements — a bachelor's degree or higher, ACLP-endorsed child life coursework (or an ACLP-endorsed academic program), and a 600-hour supervised clinical internship. Once eligibility is approved, you register for the exam itself; exam fees are commonly reported at $300 for ACLP members and $450 for non-members, though CLCC's own live fee table is rendered dynamically and wasn't independently re-confirmed here beyond that consistent secondary sourcing. The exam is computer-based — 150 multiple-choice questions over 4 hours — delivered through ISO Quality Testing (IQT)'s network of over 300 testing centers worldwide. Passing candidates are certified for a 5-year cycle, contingent on paying an annual certification-maintenance fee for the first four years, with recertification due in year five (either by retaking the exam or accruing Professional Development Units).
Real pass rate, retake policy, scoring, and a study timeline for CCLS — free, no purchase required.
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