'Reconsidering Play in the Early Years' is a collection of current research and theorizing about play that challenges, disrupts, and reexamines our current 'contexts, perspectives and meanings' (Fromberg & Bergen, 2015) of play in early care and education. Highlighted are pressing issues involving play for children living in diverse contexts around the world. Specifically, the issues of social justice and equity related to children's play today are made visible and expand our theorizing and educational practices for supporting play while also recognizing the complexity of its expression and role in children's lives. (author abstract)