EXHIBIT 23.1

                    THE CHILDREN'S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC.

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
333-47065 of The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report
dated March 10, 2003, except for Note 12 and Note 13 as to which the date is
April 25, 2003, relating to the consolidated financial statements of The
Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. as of and for the fiscal year ended
February 1, 2003 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an
explanatory paragraph relating to the application of procedures relating to
certain disclosures and reclassifications of financial statement amounts related
to the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended February 2,
2002 and February 3, 2001 that were audited by other auditors who have ceased
operations and for which we have expressed no opinion or other form of assurance
other than with respect to such disclosures and reclassifications), appearing in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. for
the fiscal year ended February 1, 2003.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey
April 29, 2003