The study was designed to ascertain the influence of female teachers on child development in Enugu Education zone of Enugu State, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive research design. Four research questions were formulated and guided the study. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used for the selection of 144 respondents, comprising72 female teachers from primary schools and 72 female teachers from secondary schools of the 3 Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs) in Enugu Zone. A structured questionnaire titled Female Teachers and Child Development Questionnaire (“FTCDQ”), was developed by the researcher and guided the study. The 43 item questionnaire as trial-tested on a sample of 10 female primary school teachers and 10 female secondary school teachers in Awka education zone of Anambra State. The data obtained were computed using cronbach alpha method. This gave an overall reliability score of 0.75.The four research questions were answered and data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study showed among others that female primary and secondary school teachers agreed that female teachers have influence on child physical and cognitive development. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher recommends among others that the government, through Ministry of Education should adjust the curriculum where necessary to expunge those aspects that carry much of gender stereotype that reflects the societal expectations of each gender. Again, parents should send their children to school based on ability of the child, the gender of the child notwithstanding. Also, the society should abolish cultural beliefs and traditional practices that make women have limited access to economic rights and privileges. Hence, those societal values and norms such as the practice of patriarchy that gave women lower social status and hinders them from showing their hidden potentials should be abolished. Then, based on the findings of the study recommendations were made and suggestions for further studies were highlighted