Well as far as the title of your thread is concerned, she completed last education in 2011, hence the gap between the application date and last education is less than 4.5 years and I am also assuming that she has been working after her masters, so gap isn't an issue at all.
Though, I think early childhood program when compared to her past education, don't fit well. But then lets wait for others to comment
I think if program is changed from early childhood education to Early Childhood Education - Advanced Studies in Special Needs, it could make bit more sense. Because this is something she has not studied earlier even in her masters I believe. So it could relate bit more, though length of the program and fee is same, but as the title of this program says special needs, so i guess you understood what I meant.
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