An unlicensed kindergarten has been shut down by authorities after surveillance footage emerged of a teacher repeatedly slapping children in her class.

According to parents of students at Blue Sky Mengtesuoli Kindergarten in Taiyuan, capital of North China's Shanxi province, Li Zhuqing had been caught on camera several times since September abusing her young students.

The kindergarten was closed last week and all 43 students have been sent to other preschools nearby, Tian Xiaozhen, director of preschool education at Taiyuan education bureau, said on Tuesday.