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The Children's Place
The Children’s Place is the largest pure-play children’s specialty apparel retailer in North America. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
492
TOTAL
RATINGS
3730
Updated on: January 21, 2026

The Children's Place Company Culture

The Children's Place Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.4/5
The Children's Place's Overall Culture is rated D-

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Environment
C-
Diversity
D
Gender
D
Outlook
D
Team
D

The Children's Place CEO

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Jane Elfers The Children's Place's CEO
Jane Elfers
55 /100
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The Children's Place employees generally work 8.4 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at The Children's Place report the work pace is moderate
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at The Children's Place have 0 meetings
Meetings
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68% of The Children's Place employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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The Children's Place employees most often take 0-10 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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37% of The Children's Place employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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The Children's Place employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
Feedback
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54% of The Children's Place employees call their work environment negative
Environment

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What's the pay like for Sales roles at The Children's Place?

Asked to the Sales Department at The Children's Place

  • The lowest of any retail store. Don't work there if you want to make money... They do give 30% off to associates if that's any help.

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What are the most important soft skills to be successful at The Children's Place?

Asked to all employees at The Children's Place

  • Be polite, helpful with costumers

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What is the dress code at The Children's Place?

Asked to all employees at The Children's Place

  • Casual but nice, clean, appropriate and safe.

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What are the differences between maternity and paternity leave at The Children's Place?

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  • no maternity or paternity leave

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How hard is it to get promoted at The Children's Place?

Asked to all employees at The Children's Place

  • Yes unless you are best buddies with the manager.

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What do you wish you knew before starting at The Children's Place?

Asked to all employees at The Children's Place

  • That they are a billion dollar company and only pay their associates minimum wage!

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H1B Visa

In 2019, The Children's Place applied for 36 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 94% were approved, 3% certified-withdrawn, and 3% withdrawn.

An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at The Children's Place unveil that one approved work permit application was withdrawn before the employee’s start date, and one was withdrawn by The Children's Place after the employee’s start date.

Work Permit Application Outcome

36
Total Applied
  • 94% Granted (34 out of 36)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 36)
  • 3% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (1 out of 36)
  • 3% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (1 out of 36)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at The Children's Place

Bottom
15%

The Children's Place currently ranks in the Bottom 15% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at The Children's Place

Bottom
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The Children's Place currently ranks in the Bottom 15% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

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eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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-37
eNPS Score
23%Promoters
17%Passives
60%Detractors
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Mission, Vision, & Values

Nurturing and promoting the healthy development of young children who have survived abuse, neglect and trauma by providing specialized services and family support, within a safe and caring environment.

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The Children's Place Culture At a Glance

492 employees at The Children's Place have reviewed The Children's Place across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was today.

Overall, the 492 The Children's Place employees give their leadership a grade of D-, or Bottom 10% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at The Children's Place are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at The Children's Place, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at The Children's Place are not very pleased with their team. 492 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D. Less than half believe the meetings at The Children's Place are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at The Children's Place believe the environment at The Children's Place is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at The Children's Place is moderate. About 74% of the employees at The Children's Place work 8 hours or less, while 6% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at The Children's Place are dissatisfied, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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The Children's Place vs Competitors

  1. 1st
    Zulily
    76 / 100
  2. 2nd
    Chairish
    64 / 100
  3. 3rd
    The Children's Place
    54 / 100
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Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness
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