What are the problems that early childhood educators are trying to answer? In this article, the author presents his ten concerns for early childhood teacher education: (1) A concern about policymakers' pottery wheels; (2) A concern about "white shoe" education evangelists; (3) A concern that increasing control may cripple autonomy and build distrust; (4) A concern about producing products rather than nurturing people; (5) A concern about compulsory school creep; (6) A concern about dependence on educational myths and fads; (7) A concern about undervaluing families; (8) A concern about living in unquestioned rhetoric; (9) A concern about the stifling of special character; and (10) A concern about resisting the new and devaluing the old.