SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

BALASIANO STEVEN

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

915 SECAUCUS ROAD

(Street)

SECAUCUS

07094

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	SVP, General Counsel & CAO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/21/2006

4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	04/21/2006		M		7,118	A	$10.695	32,176⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, Par Value $.10	04/21/2006		S		7,118	D	$62.24⁽²⁾	25,058⁽³⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	$10.695	04/21/2006		M			7,118	09/18/2003⁽⁴⁾	01/31/2013	Common Sotck	7,118	$0	6,882⁽⁵⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes (i) 31,158 in the reporting person's name; and (ii) 1,018 owned under 401(k) Plan. Does not include any shares underlying options, whether vested or unvested.

2. Reflects the average price of multiple transactions on April 21, 2006 at prices ranging from $62.18 to $62.34.

3. Includes (i) 24,040 in the reporting person's name; and (ii) 1,018 owned under 401(k) Plan. Does not include any shares underlying options, whether vested or unvested.

4. 4,000 options became exercisable on September 18, 2003 and the remaining 3,118 options became exercisable on September 18, 2004.

5. Includes only those options with the same exercise price and the same date of grant.

Remarks:

	Steven Balasiano	04/25/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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