During 2013-14, a third more families (33 per cent) with children under four in some of the poorest parts of Wales were on the caseload of a Flying Start health visitor than in 2012-13.
On average children assigned to a health visitor were seen 5.8 times during the year and a further two times by other members of the health team.
The figures showed that 31, 322 children were registered with the scheme in 2013-14, up from 23,579 for 2012-13.
The Flying Start programme offers free childcare for two- and three-year-olds, parenting support, an enhanced health visitor service and help for early language development.
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