The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the teaching behaviour between female (n = 77) and male (n=37) preschool teachers concerning their teaching style, emotional support, support in exploration, and gender typed activities. Additionally, the study tested the association of gender roles (femininity and masculinity) with teaching styles, emotional support and provided opportunities for exploration. The results indicated four teaching styles. The male teaching styles were more often emotionally reserved in comparison to the female ones. Female teachers offered more often verbal and physical emotional support compared to the male teachers. No gender differences were found regarding the support of exploration. In general, female teachers offered more female gender-typed activities compared to males. Warmth and support in males teaching style was positively related to femininity, while psychological pressure in males teaching style was negatively related to masculinity.