Rochdale and West Sussex councils have warned others of what to expect in a candid briefing paper seen by Children Now.
It reveals that inspectors relied on data that had been collected as long ago as 2003. And it says that both councils experienced "silly questions" and "mountains out of molehills".
It also complains of "poor briefing of partners by their branch of government service" and "staff being asked about areas beyond their responsibilities".
But Terry Piggot, director of children's services at Rochdale, insisted that there were also a number of positive aspects to the regime. "The inspection was professionally conducted," he said.
Rochdale and West Sussex councils are piloting the arrangements before the programme gets underway in September. The paper formed the basis of a speech at the Confederation of Education and Children's Services Managers summer conference in Leeds.
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