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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-16-109181
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160621
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160621
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20160621

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Childrens Place, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001041859
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-FAMILY CLOTHING STORES [5651]
		IRS NUMBER:				311241495
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-212158
		FILM NUMBER:		161724930

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 PLAZA DRIVE
		CITY:			SECAUCUS
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07094
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2015582400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 PLAZA DRIVE
		CITY:			SECAUCUS
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07094

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHILDRENS PLACE RETAIL STORES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970702
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on June&nbsp;21, 2016</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0in; text-align: right; text-indent: 380pt"><B>Registration No. 333-</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">UNITED
STATES</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT><BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">FORM
S-8</FONT><BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt">THE
CHILDREN&rsquo;S PLACE, INC.</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</FONT></P>

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    <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><b>Delaware</b></td>
    <td style="width: 1%; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="width: 49%; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><font style="font-size: 10pt"><b>31-1241495</b></font></td></tr>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>Incorporation or Organization)</b></P></td>
    <td style="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</td>
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    <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center"><b>500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, New Jersey</b></td>
    <td style="width: 1%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="width: 49%; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 10pt"><b>07094</b></font></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 10pt"><b>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</b></font></td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 10pt"><b>(Zip Code)</b></font></td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc. Third
Amended and Restated 2011 Equity Incentive Plan<BR>
(Full title of the plan)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-variant: small-caps">Bradley
P. Cost, Esq.</FONT></B><BR>
<B>Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</B><BR>
<B>The Children's Place,&nbsp;Inc.</B><BR>
<B>500 Plaza Drive</B><BR>
<B>Secaucus, New Jersey 07094</B><BR>
<B>(201) 558-2400</B><BR>
<B>(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>Tracey
A. Zaccone, Esq.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 4.85pt"><B>Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP<BR>
1285 Avenue of the Americas<BR>
New&nbsp;York, New&nbsp;York 10019-6064<BR>
(212) 373-3000</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions
of &ldquo;large accelerated filer<I>,</I>&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer&rdquo; and &ldquo;smaller reporting company&rdquo; in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><font style="font-size: 10pt">Accelerated filer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</font></td></tr>
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    <TD><font style="font-size: 10pt">Non-accelerated filer &nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</font></td>
    <TD><font style="font-size: 10pt">Smaller reporting company &nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</font></td></tr>
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    <TD><font style="font-size: 10pt">(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</font></td>
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    <TD COLSPAN="17" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Title of each class<BR> of securities to be registered</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Amount to be<BR> registered(1)</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Proposed maximum<BR>
    offering price per share(2)</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Proposed maximum<BR> aggregate offering price(2)</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Amount of<BR>
registration fee</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 48%; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 3pt">Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">715,000</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">71.875</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">51,390,625.00</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">5,175.04</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt">(1)</TD><TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, shares issuable upon any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction
with respect to the shares covered by this registration statement are also registered hereunder.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt">(2)</TD><TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee required by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act and calculated
in accordance with Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act, based on the market value of the shares of The Children&rsquo;s
Place, Inc. (&ldquo;The Children&rsquo;s Place&rdquo;) common stock, as follows: the product of (i)&nbsp;$71.875 (the average of
the high and low sales prices of The Children&rsquo;s Place common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on June&nbsp;14, 2016)
and (ii)&nbsp;715,000 shares of common stock issuable under the Plan.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">EXPLANATORY NOTE</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">The
Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) has prepared this Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements
of Form&nbsp;S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;), to register an additional 715,000
shares of its common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the &ldquo;common stock&rdquo;), that are reserved for issuance in respect
of awards to be granted under the The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;).
Following the registration of these additional shares, we will have registered an aggregate of 2,715,000 shares to be issued under
the Plan. The Company previously filed a Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 on August&nbsp;30, 2011 to register the 2,000,000
shares of common stock (File&nbsp;No. 333-176569), initially authorized for issuance under the Plan. An amendment to increase the
number of shares available to be awarded under the Plan from 2,000,000 shares to 2,715,000 shares was described in the Company&rsquo;s
definitive proxy statement, filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;) on April&nbsp;6, 2016
and was approved by the Company&rsquo;s shareholders on May&nbsp;25, 2016. Pursuant to General Instruction&nbsp;E to Form&nbsp;S-8,
the contents of the Company&rsquo;s Form&nbsp;S-8 (File&nbsp;No. 333-176569) are incorporated herein by reference except to the
extent supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth herein. Only those items of Form&nbsp;S-8 containing new
information not contained in the earlier registration statement are presented herein.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">PART&nbsp;II</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left">Item 3.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">The registrant
is subject to the informational and reporting requirements of Sections&nbsp;13(a), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">Pursuant
to General Instruction&nbsp;E to Form&nbsp;S-8, the contents of our Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File&nbsp;No. 333-176569)
previously filed by us with the Commission on August&nbsp;30, 2011 with respect to the shares of common stock to be issued under
the Plan are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">We hereby
incorporate, or will be deemed to have incorporated, herein by reference the following documents, which are filed with the Commission:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.15in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-weight: normal">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">The registrant&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January&nbsp;30,
2016;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.15in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-weight: normal">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">The registrant&rsquo;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April&nbsp;30,
2016;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.15in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-weight: normal">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">The registrant&rsquo;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed February&nbsp;17, 2016, March&nbsp;15,
2016, March&nbsp;28, 2016, April&nbsp;6, 2016, May&nbsp;17, 2016, May&nbsp;18, 2016, May&nbsp;27, 2016 and June&nbsp;7, 2016; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.15in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-weight: normal">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">The description of the registrant&rsquo;s common stock to be offered hereby which is contained
in the registration statement filed on Form 8-A with the Commission on September&nbsp;18, 1997, under Section 12 of the Exchange
Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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filed subsequent to the date of this registration statement pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(excluding any information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 on any current report on Form 8-K), prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated in this registration statement by reference and to be a part hereof from the
date of the filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by
reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</FONT></P>

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</TR></TABLE>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">Exhibit&nbsp;Number</td>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="width: 83%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">Description</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>4.1</td>
    <TD>&nbsp;</td>
    <TD>Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc. dated May&nbsp;31, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 of the registrant&rsquo;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;7, 2016).</td></tr>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>4.2</td>
    <TD>&nbsp;</td>
    <TD>Sixth Amended and Restated By-laws of The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the registrant&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;7, 2016).</td></tr>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>4.3</td>
    <TD>&nbsp;</td>
    <TD>The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the registrant&rsquo;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;7, 2016).</td></tr>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>5.1*</td>
    <TD>&nbsp;</td>
    <TD>Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP.</td></tr>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>23.1*</td>
    <TD>&nbsp;</td>
    <TD>Consent of BDO USA, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.</td></tr>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>23.2*</td>
    <TD>&nbsp;</td>
    <TD>Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</td></tr>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>24.1*</td>
    <TD>&nbsp;</td>
    <TD>Power of Attorney (included on signature pages of this Registration Statement).</td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
Secaucus, New Jersey, on June&nbsp;21, 2016.</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</td>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">THE CHILDREN&rsquo;S PLACE, INC.</td>
    <TD>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="width: 40%">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">By:</td>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-indent: 0in">/s/ Jane T. Elfers</td>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Jane T. Elfers</td>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer and President</td>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">POWER OF ATTORNEY</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that
the undersigned constitutes and appoints Michael Scarpa and Bradley P. Cost or either of them his or her true and lawful agent,
proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to (i)&nbsp;act on, sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii)&nbsp;act
on, sign and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents as may be necessary or appropriate in connection
therewith, (iii)&nbsp;act on and file any supplement to any prospectus included in this registration statement or any such amendment,
and (iv)&nbsp;take any and all actions which may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, granting unto such agent,
proxy and attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate to
be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming
all that such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact or any of their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</P>

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    <td style="width: 30%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">Signature</td>
    <td style="width: 1%; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="width: 47%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">Title</td>
    <td style="width: 1%; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="width: 21%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">Date</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center">/s/ Norman Matthews</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>Chairman of the Board</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">June&nbsp;21, 2016</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">Norman Matthews</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center">/s/ Jane T. Elfers</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>Director, Chief Executive Officer and President</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">June&nbsp;21, 2016</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">Jane T. Elfers</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>(Principal Executive Officer)</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center">/s/ Anurup Pruthi</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>Chief Financial Officer</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">June&nbsp;21, 2016</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">Anurup Pruthi</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center">/s/ Joseph Alutto</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>Director</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">June&nbsp;21, 2016</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">Joseph Alutto</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center">/s/ John E. Bachman</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>Director</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">June&nbsp;21, 2016</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">John E. Bachman</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center">/s/ Marla Malcolm Beck</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>Director</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">June&nbsp;21, 2016</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">Marla Malcolm Beck</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center">/s/ Susan Patricia Griffith</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>Director</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">June&nbsp;21, 2016</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">Susan Patricia Griffith</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center">/s/ Joseph Gromek</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>Director</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">June&nbsp;21, 2016</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">Joseph Gromek</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <td style="width: 30%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">Signature</td>
    <td style="width: 1%; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="width: 47%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">Title</td>
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    <td style="width: 21%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">Date</td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center">/s/ Robert Mettler</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>Director</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">June&nbsp;21, 2016</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">Robert Mettler</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center">/s/ Kenneth Reiss</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>Director</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">June&nbsp;21, 2016</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">Kenneth Reiss</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center">/s/ Stanley W. Reynolds</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>Director</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">June&nbsp;21, 2016</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">Stanley W. Reynolds</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center">/s/ Susan Sobbott</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>Director</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">June&nbsp;21, 2016</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="text-align: center">Susan Sobbott</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">Exhibit&nbsp;Number</td>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="width: 83%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">Description</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>4.1</td>
    <TD>&nbsp;</td>
    <TD>Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc. dated May 31, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the registrant&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;7, 2016).</td></tr>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>4.2</td>
    <TD>&nbsp;</td>
    <TD>Sixth Amended and Restated By-laws of The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the registrant&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;7, 2016).</td></tr>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</td>
    <TD>The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the registrant&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;7, 2016).</td></tr>
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    <TD>Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP.</td></tr>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>23.1*</td>
    <TD>&nbsp;</td>
    <TD>Consent of BDO USA, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.</td></tr>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>23.2*</td>
    <TD>&nbsp;</td>
    <TD>Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</td></tr>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>24.1*</td>
    <TD>&nbsp;</td>
    <TD>Power of Attorney (included on signature pages of this Registration Statement).</td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 5.1</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">212-373-3000</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">212-757-3990</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">June&nbsp;21, 2016</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">500 Plaza Drive</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Secaucus, New Jersey 07094</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">We have acted as special counsel to The Children&rsquo;s
Place, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
(the &ldquo;Registration Statement&rdquo;) of the Company, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Act&rdquo;), and the rules and regulations thereunder (the &ldquo;Rules&rdquo;). You have asked
us to furnish our opinion as to the legality of the securities being registered under the Registration Statement. The Registration
Statement relates to the registration under the Act of up to 715,000 shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock, par value $0.10
per share (the &ldquo;Shares&rdquo;), that may be issued by the Company pursuant to The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc. Third Amended
and Restated 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the &ldquo;2011&nbsp;Plan&rdquo;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">In connection with the furnishing of this
opinion, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following documents
(collectively, the &ldquo;Documents&rdquo;):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Registration Statement;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the 2011&nbsp;Plan;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0"><font style="font-family: Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt; color: Red"><b></b></font>The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc.</td>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation of the Company, included as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;) on June&nbsp;7, 2016; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Sixth Amended and Restated By-Laws
of the Company, included as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&rsquo;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on
June&nbsp;7, 2016.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">In addition, we have examined (i)&nbsp;such
corporate records of the Company that we have considered appropriate, including a copy of the certificate of incorporation, as
amended, and by-laws, as amended, of the Company, certified by the Company as in effect on the date of this letter and copies of
resolutions of the board of directors of the Company relating to the issuance of the Shares, certified by the Company and (ii)&nbsp;such
other certificates, agreements and documents that we deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinions expressed below.
We have also relied upon the factual matters contained in the representations and warranties of the Company made in the Documents
and upon certificates of public officials and the officers of the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">In our examination of the documents referred
to above, we have assumed, without independent investigation, (i)&nbsp;the genuineness of all signatures, (ii)&nbsp;the legal capacity
of all individuals who have executed any of the documents reviewed by us, (iii)&nbsp;the authenticity of all documents submitted
to us as originals, (iv)&nbsp;the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as certified, photostatic, reproduced
or conformed copies of valid existing agreements or other documents, (v)&nbsp;the authenticity of all the latter documents and
(vi)&nbsp;that the statements regarding matters of fact in the certificates, records, agreements, instruments and documents that
we have examined are accurate and complete.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">Based upon the above, and subject to the stated
assumptions, exceptions and qualifications, we are of the opinion that, when issued in accordance with the terms of the 2011&nbsp;Plan
and any applicable award agreement under the 2011&nbsp;Plan, the Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">The opinion expressed above is limited to
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Our opinion is rendered only with respect to the laws, and the rules, regulations
and orders under those laws, that are currently in effect.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">We hereby consent to use of this opinion as
an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons
whose consent is required by the Act or the Rules.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: center">Very truly yours,</td></tr>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</td>
    <TD>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</td>
    <TD>/s/ PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON &amp; GARRISON LLP</td></tr>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</td>
    <TD>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <TD>PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON &amp; GARRISON LLP</td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 9pt; text-align: center"><U>Consent of Independent Registered
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1pt">To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of <BR>
The Children&rsquo;s
Place, Inc.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1pt; text-align: justify">We hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated March 24, 2016, relating to the consolidated financial
statements, the effectiveness of The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc.&rsquo;s internal control over financial reporting, and schedule
of The Children&rsquo;s Place, Inc. appearing in the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30,
2016.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1pt">/s/ BDO USA, LLP</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1pt">New York, New York</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1pt">June 20, 2016</P>

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