In order to unpack the complexities of this recommendation and its implications for teachers of three- and four-year-olds, New America and Bellwether Education Partners engaged the nation's leading experts on early childhood teacher preparation in a discussion of what preparation for current and future early educators should look like and the potential of new, more accessible and higher-quality models for degree programs. New America and Bellwether convened a day-long meeting in Washington, DC on September 26, 2017 and conducted follow-up interviews throughout the fall with selected attendees and other experts in the field. This report summarizes the ideas that came out of the meeting and follow-up interviews and highlights strategies currently available to increase access and quality as well as recommendations for new strategy development. Finally, it pinpoints six issues that need to be addressed to better support the goal of ensuring all pre-K teachers have the core knowledge and competencies needed to effectively teach three- and four-year-olds. (author abstract)