Originally Posted by Cat Herder:
Also, contracts, handbooks and mission statements are three different things. I have all three plus emergency, behavioral and health plans.
Your contract should be to the point and sterile. Too wordy and it muddies the rules. You will battle it for years if you go that route.
The handbook can be a longer explanation of the rules, a brief statement of who you are and your qualifications.
Your mission statement is for all of your feelings, dreams, hopes, anecdotal experiences and goals. 
i'm not looking for contracts and handbooks. i'm just interested in the policies part. I do not like the DCF/state version of the policies. Just looking for other ideas that are more user friendly. I don't do mission statements and philosophies. that's just a bunch of mumbo jumbo in my opinion. Policies and a signed contract are whats important. I may do a handbook but that's not required for a license so I won't worry about that now.