Editor’s note: This clip is from July 28, 2025
PARK HILLS, Mo. – A nonprofit group has yet to receive a response from Missouri State Attorney General Andrew Bailey regarding Conrad’s Law, a bill aimed at enhancing daycare safety in Missouri.
Conrad’s Law, drafted in May, was named after 3-year-old Conrad Ashcraft, who died at Poppy’s Playhouse in Park Hills on May 16.
The bill seeks to prevent similar incidents by mandating safety measures in daycare centers.
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According to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Conrad died after a caregiver held him down at nap time and laid him under an 18-pound weighted blanket. Conrad was left in a secluded hallway and was not discovered until his mother arrived to pick him up.
The Uvalde Foundation for Kids, an advocacy group, is pushing for the installation of cameras in daycare centers to monitor interactions between staff and children. They also advocate for specialized training for staff members who care for neurodivergent and special needs children.
Despite the circumstances, no charges have been filed in relation to Conrad’s death and his autopsy will not be released due to the investigation being ongoing, according to prosecutor Trisha Stefanski.
Since then, the foundation’s petition supporting these measures has garnered over 8,000 signatures.
“Your intervention in this matter would send a clear message that the State of Missouri prioritizes the safety of its most vulnerable citizens and that negligence leading to a child’s death will not be tolerated or obscured,” wrote Daniel Chapin, the organization’s founder, to Bailey.
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