On 1st September 2008 the UPSIMOMES crèche
opened its doors to children of Université Paul Sabatier staff and students. It is close to the Allée des Maraîchers, 5 minutes from the Pharmacie metro stop, and near the university library.
It is one of the biggest university crèches in France, with 670 m2 of indoor space and more than 1300 m2 of garden space.

The architectural design allows activities to be organised within 3 units with a capacity of 20 each, which can function entirely independently.
The environment offered to the children is the result of some careful initial choices:
- A building designed to meet HQE (High Quality Environmental standard) norms, with self-insulating walls, under floor heating and a turf roof.
- Units that are designed as apartments, sharing common spaces: child development room and rooms for specific activities.
- The layout of the onsite kitchen has educational potential.
- The project aims to mix different ages of children across the unit.
- The cosmopolitan nature of the university is reflected at the crèche, where there will be children from some twenty different nationalities this year.