About Patti Longman

Patti is a military spouse (retired) and mother of two girls who has been in the Early Childhood field since 1996. She began her career as a Family Child Care provider in Charleston, South Carolina. In 2012, she began working with Candelen as an Assessor. Later, she became a Trainer for the Professional Development and Training Program. She is very excited to share her passion of early childhood development with providers around the state.



Recent Posts

My First Anxiety Attack

February 3, 2020

My first anxiety attack happened suddenly and unexpectedly. I was just leaving work as a preschool teacher when it happened... View Article