I was lucky enough to have had a lovely inspector who decided to give me outstanding.
Since then I've had very mixed reactions. I've had lots of enquiries after I put it on my childcare. Co . Uk profile and the ones that have visited have signed up straight away so I think the grading helped massively.
Most of the local childminders have been really supportive of me and congratulated me but I've had one or two who have said I must've jumped through hoops to get it and been a bit scathing.
Just wondered other people's experiences.
BTW I didn't jump through hoops. I got the phone call on the Monday lunchtime and she came at 9.30 on the Tuesday. I didn't have time to jump through hoops