EXHIBIT 32

                           SECTION 902 CERTIFICATIONS



                                 CERTIFICATIONS

         I, Ezra Dabah,  Chairman and Chief Executive  Officer of The Children's
Place  Retail  Stores,  Inc.  (the  "Company"),  pursuant  to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, do hereby certify as follows:

1.   The  quarterly  report of the  Company  on Form 10-Q for the  period  ended
     November 1, 2003 fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
     15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.   The information  contained in such quarterly report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Certification this 8th day of December,
2003.

                                     By:             /s/  Ezra Dabah
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                                              Chairman of the Board and
                                               Chief Executive Officer


         I, Seth L. Udasin,  Vice President and Chief  Financial  Officer of The
Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (the "Company"), pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, do hereby certify as follows:

1.   The  quarterly  report of the  Company  on Form 10-Q for the  period  ended
     November 1, 2003 fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
     15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.   The information  contained in such quarterly report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Certification this 8th day of December,
2003.


                                     By:      /s/   Seth L. Udasin
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                                               Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer

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