His comments come as members of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) warned that this could be depriving youngsters of having positive male role models.
Graham Coyle, a Christian teacher and member of the Christian Schools Trust told Premier why the issue is worrying.
Speaking during News Hour, he said: “However we view gender, I think we would all want to see balance in the education of children.
“If education is very heavily biased in one direction or the other, then that’s not balanced and that can’t be healthy.”
The NAHT is expected to call for action to encourage more men to work in the sector at their annual conference in Liverpool this weekend.
Delegates at the conference are due to debate a resolution urging the Government to “acknowledge the low numbers of men employed in the early years”.
It says: “We believe that this can restrict opportunities for all children to experience positive male role models and can prevent some children, especially those from deprived backgrounds, from fulfilling their educational potential.”
Highlighting the importance of male teachers, Coyle told Premier his advice to men that are working in early years education.
“They can personally do an excellent job. They can just be excellent teachers,” he said.
“I think they can also pray. I think through prayer God begins to open up all kinds of opportunities within classes and within individuals and situations.
“So often, when we talk to teachers, they say, ‘oh I…
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