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SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ROSE MARK

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

915 SECAUCUS ROAD

(Street)

SECAUCUS

07094

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/27/2006

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHILDRENS PLACE RETAIL STORES INC [ PLCE ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Sr. V.P., Chief Supply Officer

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	38,700	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)⁽¹⁾	11/08/2005⁽²⁾	11/07/2010	Common Stock	9,789	19.03	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)⁽¹⁾	01/27/2006⁽³⁾	10/31/2011	Common Stock	1,486	23.94	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)⁽¹⁾	01/27/2006⁽⁴⁾	10/31/2011	Common Stock	1,657	23.94	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)⁽¹⁾	01/27/2006⁽⁵⁾	10/31/2013	Common Stock	6,081	10.695	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)⁽¹⁾	01/27/2006⁽⁶⁾	12/04/2013	Common Stock	9,008	25.625	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)⁽¹⁾	01/27/2006⁽⁷⁾	12/04/2013	Common Stock	5,992	25.625	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)⁽¹⁾	01/27/2006⁽⁸⁾	11/02/2014	Common Stock	6,410	31.2	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)⁽¹⁾	01/27/2006⁽⁹⁾	11/02/2014	Common Stock	13,590	31.2	D
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)⁽¹⁾	01/27/2006⁽¹⁰⁾	04/28/2015	Common Stock	55,000	37.655	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Granted pursuant to one of the issuer's stock plans and qualified under Rule 16b-3.

2. The options reported herein are fully exercisable and there are no transfer restrictions on any of the shares of common stock underlying the options.

3. 743 of the shares of common stock received upon exercise of the option are freely transferable and 743 have transfer restrictions through September 18, 2006.

4. 1,657 of the shares of common stock received upon exercise of the option have transfer restrictions through September 18, 2006.

5. 1,281 of the shares of common stock received upon exercise of the option are freely transferable, 2,400 have transfer restrictions through September 18, 2006 and 2,400 have transfer restrictions through September 18, 2007.

6. 2,206 of the shares of common stock received upon exercise of the option have transfer restrictions through September 18, 2006, 2,900 have transfer restrictions through September 18, 2007 and 3,902 have transfer restrictions through September 18, 2008.

7. 2,794 of the shares of common stock received upon exercise of the option have transfer restrictions through September 18, 2006, 2,100 have transfer restrictions through September 18, 2007 and 1,098 have transfer restrictions through September 18, 2008.

8. 2,410 of the shares of common stock received upon exercise of the option have transfer restrictions through September 18, 2008 and 4,000 have transfer restrictions through September 18, 2009.

9. 4,000 of the shares of common stock received upon exercise of the option are freely transferable, 4,000 have transfer restrictions through September 18, 2006, 4,000 have transfer restrictions through September 18, 2007 and 1,590 have transfer restrictions through September 18, 2008.

10. 13,750 of the shares of common stock received upon exercise of the option are freely transferable, 13,750 have transfer restrictions through April 30, 2007, 13,750 have transfer restrictions through April 30, 2008 and 13,750 have transfer restrictions through April 30, 2009.

Remarks:

	Mark Rose (By Lenwood Ross as Attorney-in-Fact)	08/07/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY



 BE IT KNOWN, that Mark Rose has made and appointed, and by these presents does make and appoint, Steven Balasiano, and Lenwood Ross, each of them acting individually, in their capacity as a compliance officers for The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., true and lawful attorney for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, for the following specific and limited purposes only:



 To sign any and all documents required by the Securities and Exchange Commission to ensure compliance with the rules and regulations thereof by me and by The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. in connection with any transactions I may complete involving the stock of The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc.



giving and granting said attorney full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever necessary to be done in and about the specific and limited premises set out herein as fully, to all intents and purposes, as might or could be done if personally present, with full power of substitution and revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of August, 2006.



Signed and delivered:



/s/ Mark Rose___________________



Mark Rose