Cynthia Osborne
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Oct 9, 2026
Shawn AshleyHOST
That's right.
Shawn AshleyHOST
Cynthia Osborne, executive director of the Prenatal to Three Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University, told lawmakers she uses the US childcare industry as an example of a failed market.
Shawn AshleyHOST
She said a market fails when it cannot provide enough of a good or a service that is beneficial to society at prices customers can afford, and that's exactly the problem parents have been describing in childcare in Oklahoma for several years now.
Dick PryorHOST
Lawmakers also heard that childcare is not just an issue for parents, but also for the workforce and the state's economy.
Beth WallaceCORRESPONDENT
The national childcare landscape was dubbed a market failure because of affordability and access concerns.
Beth WallaceCORRESPONDENT
Cynthia Osborne is the executive director of the Prenatal to Three Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University.
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It's when the private market simply cannot produce enough of a good at a price that consumers can afford, and that good is actually essential for the economy.
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Our economy is suffering, and overall, our society suffers.
Holly RichardsonHOST
... is that right? And-
Lois CollinsGUEST
Yes, Cynthia Osborne.
Holly RichardsonHOST
Yeah.
Holly RichardsonHOST
S- w- what were some of the, her either key takeaways or highlights?