"Moving Beyond False Choices for Early Childhood Educators--A Compendium" is the culmination of an 18-month blog series that engaged diverse viewpoints about disentangling early childhood education's (ECE) long-standing thorny knot which is comprised of three of its most challenging issues: preparation and education, compensation and status, and diversity and inclusivity. The series was well received, and as it drew to a close, it became evident that the exploration of ECE's thorny knot had yet to run its course. The conversation kindled by the series clearly warranted further encouragement. As a result, the compendium's format and its new content is intended to foster continuing discussion, deepen understanding of the knot's underpinnings, lift up unexamined presumptions, and cultivate the level of consensus necessary for formulating next steps to move the field beyond false choices for early childhood educators. This compendium is organized into five themes and their defining questions: (1) Degrees and Education: Do degrees and education matter for early childhood educators? Why or why not?; (2) Higher Education: What does higher education need to do to regain its stature as a gateway to the ECE profession?; (3) Race, Class, and Gender: What is the role of race, class, and gender in resolving ECE's thorny knot?; (4) Family Child Care: Where does family child care fit in the ECE system?; and (5) Early Childhood Educators: Why Do Educators' Voices Matter in Conversations About the Field's Thorny Knot? What should be done differently to authentically engage them? [Prelude by Stacie G. Goffin. Additional funding was provided by the Richard E. and Nancy P. Marriott Foundation and the Trust for Learning.]